by qdmhistory | Oct 6, 2021 | Popular
While the name Jonas Salk may be synonymous with the polio vaccine, another scientist whose vaccine ended up becoming more prevalent worldwide. Albert Sabin introduced his oral vaccine against polio on this day in history, and it has since become one of the most...
by qdmhistory | Oct 4, 2021 | Popular
Sputnik I, the world’s first artificial Earth satellite, was launched into orbit around Earth on October 4th, 1957, by the Soviet Union. Sputnik I Sputnik I was about the size of a basketball, weighed only 183 pounds, and took about 96 minutes to orbit the Earth...
by qdmhistory | Oct 3, 2021 | Popular
One of America’s great authors, Poe, was found by Joseph W. Walker at Ryan’s Fourth Ward Polls in ‘great distress, and in need of immediate assistance” on October 3, 1849. A letter Poe wrote to a poet called Mrs. St. Leon suggests that he was going...
by qdmhistory | Sep 28, 2021 | Popular
Confucius is one of the most famous ancient Chinese philosophers. His teachings are a moral and ethical compass for people wishing to live fulfilling and meaningful lives under Confucianism. Early life and family of Confucius Confucius was born on September 28th, 551...
by qdmhistory | Sep 27, 2021 | Popular
If you have been to the British Museum, you have probably noticed a stone with hieroglyphic inscriptions called the Rosetta stone. In 1799, a French officer named Bouchard unraveled a mystery stone with inscriptions of the Egyptian hieroglyphic texts. Tracing its...
by qdmhistory | Sep 25, 2021 | Popular
If you are wondering about how the 9 am-5 pm jobs came into existence, it will surprise you to know that Henry Ford was the mastermind. Back in the 1920s, the Ford Company came up with a welfare department that looked out for the plight of its workers. To help his...
