by qdmhistory | Oct 14, 2021 | Suggested
On October 14, 1982, U.S. President Ronald Reagan resolved to put an end to rampant drug abuse. He deemed the use of illicit drugs a threat to national security. While he was not the first president to concern himself with the issue of substance abuse (before him,...
by qdmhistory | Oct 11, 2021 | Suggested
Saturday Night Live is one of those rare shows that have managed to become a fixture of American pop culture. However, everything has to start out somewhere. In its case, the first episode of Saturday Night Live aired on October 11 of 1975 with George Carlin as the...
by qdmhistory | Oct 8, 2021 | Suggested
Wangari Maathai was born on April 1, 1940 in Nyeri, Kenya. She is renowned for becoming the first female scholar from central and East Africa to take a biology doctorate. Maathai has been a pioneer in many things that women had not experienced before. For example,...
by qdmhistory | Oct 5, 2021 | Suggested
The live presidential address was prompted by a report from Truman’s Cabinet Committee that warned of an impending famine disaster in Europe. During the address, the 33rd president urged Americans to cut down on their use of grain, forgo meat on Tuesday, eggs...
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by qdmhistory | Oct 2, 2021 | Suggested
Today, Gandhi is a celebrated hero, not just in India but the world over. His birthday, October 2, is the world’s International Day of Non-violence. In India, the day is a national holiday. His Philosophies Mahatma Gandhi’s non-violence philosophy can be...
by qdmhistory | Sep 30, 2021 | Suggested
In 1846, the first clinical case involving the use of ether for dental anesthesia occurred. Dentist William Morton was the surgeon in charge of the procedure which happened in Boston. On March 30, 1842, Dr. Crawford Long used ether when removing a tumor from a...
