by qdmhistory | Jan 29, 2022 | Popular
Today we celebrate one of the most innovative and important discoveries in medical history—the day that radiation was first used to treat breast cancer. Here is a bit about Emile Grubbe and his groundbreaking discovery. Background His parents immigrated to the...
by qdmhistory | Jan 28, 2022 | Popular
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is a classic book that high school teachers everywhere eagerly want their students to read and rave about, but the story of its publication makes for an interesting story on its own. Shortly prior to the time when Pride and Prejudice...
by qdmhistory | Jan 27, 2022 | Popular
In a glass sarcophagus inside a Moscow tourist attraction rests the embalmed body of Vladimir Lenin. Situated in Moscow’s Red Square, Lenin’s mausoleum represents a time in Russian history that many contemporary Russians now celebrate. To others, the...
by qdmhistory | Jan 26, 2022 | Popular
At a White House press conference on January 26, 1998, then-President Bill Clinton uttered what was to become one of his most infamous statements: “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Ms. Lewinsky.” The Clinton-Lewinsky scandal first hit the...
by qdmhistory | Jan 25, 2022 | Popular
Years ago, countries were driven by national and personal prestige in attaining Earth’s poles, territorial acquisition, and scientific discovery. No confirmed sightings of the 7th continent had been made even though the ancient Greeks had proposed the existence...
by qdmhistory | Jan 24, 2022 | Popular
When Robert Baden-Powell wrote up the book Scouting For Boys, we doubt he intended to get as broad an audience as he did. Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell published his book on Jan 24, 1908. The book is a manuscript for outdoor skills and self-improvement. The...
