by qdmhistory | Oct 16, 2022 | History
On October 16th, 1384, Jadwiga was crowned King in the capital of Poland. She was crowned by Queen Elizabeth and sent to Poland after her failed marriage proposal to the Duke of Masovia. There she reigned as Queen until 1386 when she married Wladyslaw, who became King...
by qdmhistory | Oct 12, 2022 | History
In a world fraught with fears about a potential Y2K bug inside every computer on Earth, the United Nations introduced the official day the 6th billionth person would be born. And in the wee morning hours of October 12, 1999, it happened. The Six Billionth Person Was...
by qdmhistory | Oct 11, 2022 | History
On this day in history, October 11, 1922, Alaska Davidson was appointed as a special investigator in the FBI at the age of 54. Although women had worked with the FBI, Davidson was the first to fill the role of a special investigator. Unfortunately, her time did not...
by qdmhistory | Oct 10, 2022 | History
It was a brutally hot day in October 1871 as a heat wave engulfed the Midwest. Only a fraction of normal rainfall fell that summer, resulting in dry wooden buildings and sidewalks throughout the city. Nobody knows when or how, but a fire reportedly started in the...
by qdmhistory | Oct 9, 2022 | History
All the fans that followed Elvis and Priscilla's love story may already know why this day in history remains significant in the couple's lives. On this day, October 9, 1973, they finalized their divorce and co-parented until August 16, 1977, when Elvis died at...
