by qdmhistory | Jul 12, 2021 | Suggested
For most of the 19th century, smoking was a national pastime. A multitude of ads and media created a culture around smoking. During this time, the idea that smoking is dangerous wasn’t accepted as it is today, and there were many lobbyists that wanted to keep it...
by qdmhistory | Jul 8, 2021 | History
Smallpox was an extremely infectious viral disease that often horribly disfigured and killed those who were unfortunate enough to contract the virus. Declared eradicated by the World Health Organization in 1980, smallpox plagued the planet for centuries, killing on...
by qdmhistory | Jul 6, 2021 | Suggested
On July 6-1885, world-renowned French chemist and bacteriologist Louis Pasteur administered the first anti-rabies vaccine to a nine-year-old boy. On this day in history, Pasteur’s anti-rabies inoculation saved the life of a young Joseph Meister, who would become...
by qdmhistory | Jul 5, 2021 | Suggested
On a late summer day in 16th century England Isaac Newton’s first book, which he had been working on for several years, was finally published. The Royal Society of England published his work, Principia, on July 5th, 1687, nearly two years after Newton completed...
