by qdmhistory | Oct 27, 2021 | Popular
Walt Disney’s first television show “Disneyland” premiered on the ABC-TV network on October 27, 1954. Hosted by Walt Disney himself, Disneyland was the network’s first major hit series getting the show to unimaginable heights all through the...
by qdmhistory | Oct 20, 2021 | Popular
The WW1 Armistice was a truce that marked the end of warfare between Germany and the Allies on November 11, 1918. However, it was not the end of the First World War itself but an agreement that stopped the Western Front’s aggression while terms of permanent...
by qdmhistory | Oct 19, 2021 | Popular
Born on 24 December 1166, King John lived his life doing his best to make England great. King John, however, died on 19 October 1216 while in the position of leadership. King John is the child of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He began ruling as the...
by qdmhistory | Oct 18, 2021 | Popular
On this day in history, October 21, 1931, the legendary gangster Al Capone was convicted of tax evasion and finally jailed. While his list of crimes is long and brutal, it was the offense of tax evasion which finally brought down the infamous crime boss. Charged with...
by qdmhistory | Oct 16, 2021 | Popular
The Battle of Leipzig, also known as the Battle of Nations, was one of the most significant battles in history and the largest in Europe until the First World War. It was a decisive battle in the Napoleonic Wars, which involved five armies and nearly half a million...
by qdmhistory | Oct 15, 2021 | Popular
By 1969, the US had been involved in the Vietnam War for over a decade and suffered over 40,000 casualties. Though many politicians insisted the war was necessary to stop the spread of Communism further into Asia, the conflict and the draft remained deeply unpopular...
