r/AskHistorians - Page 9

313 words Why did they Black Plague not keep spreading and infecting more humans? 159 words How likely is it that the 'Tunguska Event' of 1908 was a weapon test carried out by the Russian government? 228 words When and why did the American English language lose the British accent? 187 words What was Vichy France and how was it different from German Occupied France? 347 words Why are * and # universally found on phone dial pads? 245 words How accurate is this piece? "Before Capitalism, Medieval Peasants Got More Vacation Time Than You. Here’s Why." 303 words How accurate is this piece? "Before Capitalism, Medieval Peasants Got More Vacation Time Than You. Here’s Why." 224 words [META] How many question on /r/AskHistorians actually do get an answer? 196 words What are some scholarly sources that discuss the birth of the Renaissance in Italy? 183 words Were (giant) turtles really a commonly used food source for long sailing voyages in the 15th-18th century? 201 words Was Mandate of Heaven a Real Idea? I have exposed myself to much literature about Imperial China and haven't seen it referenced once and am starting to think it's one of those made up in history class things. 310 words When, if at all, has a modern first world military unit been commanded to 'fix bayonets' in a post Vietnam/post Soviet Afghan combat operation? 188 words Were the ancient texts of Greece really lost to Dark Age and Medieval Europe? 949 words Why was salt so scarce and valuable when it is in the ocean everywhere? 399 words 25 years have past since the Soviet Union fell. Looking back, did she leave us with a positive legacy, if at all? 222 words did the framers of the U.S. Constitution come up with the Electoral College as a way to give small states more influence, or is this just a popular misconception? 282 words In the United States, what are the oldest "classified" documents that we know the existence of? Is it possible for documents from the 18th century to still be Classified? 734 words Why is the rock scene almost exclusively white and male? What ever happened to the blacks? (Especially 60s and 70s) 296 words What Happened to the Vikings? 463 words 70% - 90% of Native American deaths after 1492 were caused by disease brought over from Europe. At the time, was there anything that Europeans could have done as far as prevention and treatment? Or was this an inevitable effects of the New and old World becoming aware of each other?