by qdmhistory | Feb 4, 2022 | Popular
On February 04, 2004, a sophomore psychology major named Mark Zuckerberg launched “The Facebook” from his college dormitory. This launch wasn’t his first foray into the development of a social networking website. Zuckerberg, an avid computer...
by qdmhistory | Feb 3, 2022 | Popular
Leonardo da Vinci was said to be one of the greatest engineers of his time. During his engineering years, one of his most promising inventions was the revolutionary flying machine. The flying machine was unlike anything anyone had ever seen before. It had a 33-foot...
by qdmhistory | Feb 2, 2022 | Popular
On Feb 2, 1947, six months before India attained Independence, Mahatma Gandhi launched the peace campaign through a nonviolent movement. The move was championed by the mass murder of Muslims and Hindus during the Direct Action Day violence. Mahatma Gandhi had...
by qdmhistory | Feb 1, 2022 | Popular
She had agonized over signing the death warrant for almost two decades. However, on Feb 1, 1587, Queen Elizabeth I ordered the execution of her cousin Mary, the rightful ruler of Scotland and arguably the English Crown. Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded on Feb 8,...
by qdmhistory | Jan 31, 2022 | Popular
On January 13, 1865, the United States Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which formally abolished slavery. It also ends involuntary servitude, except in the form of criminal punishment. Twenty-seven states ratified the amendment upon its...
by qdmhistory | Jan 30, 2022 | Popular
Oliver Cromwell has the rare distinction of being both buried with honors after dying of natural causes then dug up to be executed for treason after death and burial. How can someone already dead be executed? Simple! Cromwell was arguably English History’s...
