by qdmhistory | Feb 2, 2023 | History
On February 2, 1709, British sailor Alexander Selkirk was rescued by William Dampier after spending five years marooned on a desert island. Although the experience itself was undoubtedly grueling and difficult, it eventually provided the inspiration for one of...
by qdmhistory | Feb 1, 2023 | History
Abraham Lincoln is one of the most celebrated figures in American history. He is widely remembered for his role in leading the United States through the Civil War, preserving the Union and abolishing slavery. As President, he was also instrumental in implementing a...
by qdmhistory | Jan 31, 2023 | History
Today in history, on January 7, 1874, Jesse James and his gang of outlaws rode into Gads Hill, Missouri, with a plan to replenish their cash supply. Jesse, Frank, and three of the Younger brothers robbed the general store and held townspeople hostage as they waited...
by qdmhistory | Jan 30, 2023 | History
In the early morning of January 30, 1889, Crown Prince Rudolf Franz Karl Joseph of the Habsburg-Lorraine line of monarchs allegedly shot himself in the head. History records his death as a murder-suicide pact with his lover, Baroness Mary Vetsera, who was found naked...
by qdmhistory | Jan 29, 2023 | History
After Russia lost the war to Japan, calls for revolution intensified as the working class felt the pinch of the loss. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia enacted reforms on January 29, 1905, to improve the living conditions of workers. Although the Tsar was able to quench the...
