/r/AskHistorians

Title	Upvotes	Author
Grover Cleveland was accused of raping a maid during the 1884 presidential election. His campaign called her a liar, and he won anyway. Has evidence emerged since about who was correct? Cleveland also later married his adopted daughter when he was 48 and she was 21. Did that cause a scandal itself? NSFW	5689	FelicianoCalamity
Abraham Lincoln was self-educated and spent his youth in sparsely populated rural areas. He'd never seen a play before arriving in Washington D.C. and becoming president, but became an avid theatergoer. Was he regarded as uncultured or a bit of a bumpkin by the elites in Washington?	5679	RusticBohemian
Why did the Nation of Islam reject Christianity as the religion of the colonizers, while embracing Islam as a “black” religion, when Islam was brought to Africa by Arab conquerors?	5677	ICUMWHENFASCISTSDIE
The ancient city of Troy was thought to be a legend until the 19th century, when its ruins were found. How do we know that those ruins are of Troy and not some other random city, and that Troy did, in fact, exist?	5674	KingAlfredOfEngland
How did the name “Lucifer”(meaning “Lightbringer”), originating from Roman Folklore as the name for the planet Venus, become the name of the biblical Devil aka Satan?	5664	UnlimitedPowaaah
How did PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) go from breaking the Silver Spring case, a watershed moment in animal rights activism, to an organization routinely criticized for what are perceived as ill-considered publicity stunts?	5652	SaintShrink
In 1858, the Ottoman Empire legalized homosexuality. What did this look like and how was it received both by the public and by other countries?	5650	KingAlfredOfEngland
Is there a reason why no Pope ever chose the names "Luke" or "Matthew"?	5650	Fuligo_septica
My Uncle was a Tunnel Rat in Vietnam and has agreed to do an interview with me in the next 2 days, I need help finding the right questions to ask him.	5643	The_sun_comes_up
I heard the claim that since Homo Sapiens first emerged around 200,000 BC, it could be possible that there were civilisations akin to those of the Bronze Age something like 150,000+ years ago, but all archaeological evidence would have eroded in the long time span. Is that so?	5635	[deleted]

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