by qdmhistory | Aug 28, 2021 | History, Suggested
On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered the famous; I have a dream speech which remains the central part of his legacy. He addressed the speech to a crowd of over 250,000 people who gathered for the March on Washington for Freedoms and Jobs at Lincoln...
by qdmhistory | Aug 27, 2021 | History, Suggested
Paul Reubens, famously known as a comedian in Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure as Pee-Wee Herman, was born on August 27- 1952, in Peekskill, New York. Contrary to the expectations of his parents, father, a car salesman, and mother, a teacher, Reubens started showing...
by qdmhistory | Aug 26, 2021 | History, Suggested
Mesmerized with magic as a child, Hungarian-born Erik Weisz first attracted attention in the United States while performing in vaudeville. While he and his brother were performing in Coney Island, he met Wilhelmina Beatrice “Bess” Rahner, a fellow...
by qdmhistory | Aug 22, 2021 | History, Suggested
On August 22, 1927, Yankees superstar Babe Ruth hit his 40th home run of the 1927 season, further cementing his title as a baseball hall-of-fame legend. Born in 1895, Babe Ruth began his major-league baseball career as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox in 1914....
by qdmhistory | Aug 19, 2021 | History, Suggested
Generally speaking, westerners remember Operation Barbarossa as an invasion of the Soviet Union carried out by Germany and Germany alone. However, this is quite inaccurate because Nazi Germany was supported by five other countries, which explains why the initiative...
by qdmhistory | Aug 18, 2021 | Suggested
Lou Gehrig, a member of the New York Yankees, played his 1,000th consecutive game away from home against the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field in Detroit, MI. Lou had played for the Yankees since 1923. Lou and the Yankees faced Earl Whitehill for nine innings and relief...
