by qdmhistory | Dec 18, 2021 | Popular
On December 18, 1957, the United States produced its first nuclear-powered electrical current. According to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Shipping Port Atomic Power Station was the first power station to use nuclear power for dedicated peacetime use. The SAP...
by qdmhistory | Dec 17, 2021 | Popular
While the 20th century has long been over, what happened over those hundred years won’t soon be forgotten. Mechanical technology was awe-inspiring for many, none more so than the Wright Brothers. The Brothers made a place most grade-school kids know about...
by qdmhistory | Dec 16, 2021 | Popular
The Haiyuan earthquake affected Haiyuan County in the Republic of China’s Ningxia Province on December 16, 1920. At the time of the earthquake, Gansu Province was a part of Ningxia, which is why it is sometimes referred to as the 1920 Gansu earthquake. The 7.8...
by qdmhistory | Dec 15, 2021 | Popular
On December 15, 1612, the German astronomer, Simon Marius, became the first person to observe the Andromeda Galaxy through a telescope. He was able to measure the galaxy’s diameter and said it looked like a candle shining through a horn. Marius, however, was not...
by qdmhistory | Dec 14, 2021 | Popular
On December 14, 1911, Roald Amundsen, one of the greatest figures in polar exploration, became the first person to reach the South Pole. Beating out his British rival Robert Falcon Scott, Amundsen sailed to Antarctica’s Bay of Whales before beginning the...
by qdmhistory | Dec 13, 2021 | Popular
Saddam Hussein was the one-time President of Iraq. On the international stage, he tends to be remembered for a number of incidents. The first is his invasion of the Islamic Republic of Iran in 1980 with various forms of support from the United States, the Soviet...
