by qdmhistory | Feb 16, 2022 | Popular
Anthony Ashley Cooper, the first Earl of Shaftesbury, was arrested and confined to the Tower of London on Feb. 16, 1677. Cooper was the son of a large landowner and was elected to the House of Commons in 1640. During the Civil War in England, Cooper originally...
by qdmhistory | Feb 15, 2022 | Popular
On February 15, 399 BC, the great philosopher Socrates found himself at the mercy of the Athenian court. The charges levied against him were impiety and corruption of the youth. These charges stemmed mainly from his teachings, of which a significant portion delved...
by qdmhistory | Feb 14, 2022 | Popular
On February 14, 1929, gang violence had reached an all-time high. When seven men who belonged to an enemy of Al Capone’s were lined up against an alley wall and shot to death, things had changed. Even though the officials tried, Al Capone was never linked back...
by qdmhistory | Feb 13, 2022 | Popular
Budapest surrendered to the USSR on Feb. 13, 1945, after a siege that lasted 50 days. When the Soviet and Romanian forces encircled the city on Dec. 26, 1944, the Hungarian and German forces rose to defend it. Known as the “Pearl of the Danube,” Budapest,...
by qdmhistory | Feb 12, 2022 | Popular
Famous fashion designer Christian Dior presented his debut collection in Paris on Feb. 12, 1947. This collection was immediately dubbed as the “New Look” because it rejected modern ideas about fashion that had been adopted in the 1920s and 30s. It was also...
by qdmhistory | Feb 11, 2022 | Popular
Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus was Rome’s 5th emperor. Today, we remember he killed his step brother Tiberius Claudius Caesar Brittanicus. Britannicus was Claudius’ natural-born son, whereas Nero was adopted through his mother, Agrippina the...
