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What did Native Americans call “America”before Europeans visited The New World?

240 upvotes • HistoryUnbound

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We still discuss James Buchanan's "ambiguous" sexuality. How did media - especially lowbrow newspapers - of the time deal with this? Was it as big a deal as it would be today?

240 upvotes • ghost_of_the_ages

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Who were the two monks who stole silk worm eggs from China, what was their expedition like, and did Byzantium replicate China's monopoly, but in Europe?

240 upvotes • just_the_mann

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[Meta] I just want to take the time to tell y'all how much I love the AskHistorians Twitter account.

240 upvotes • _This_Is_Stupid

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When did German citizens lose their fanatic enthusiasm for Nazism? Was it near the end of the war, after the fall of Berlin, or years afterwards?

240 upvotes • seductus

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Why did Arabic largely replace Aramaic and Coptic as spoken language, but not replace Persian?

240 upvotes • poob1x

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What do we know about visual telegraphing systems (beacon fires etc.) in ancient times? What kind of messages could be sent with them?

240 upvotes • nothingincommon

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Jim Morrison's father was Rear Admiral George Morrison, commander of US forces during the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Did Jim Morrison or other members of the Doors ever comment on this connection to the Vietnam War? How did George Morrison react to his son's antiwar lyrics and countercultural legacy?

240 upvotes • Vladith

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How was 18 chosen as the age of majority?

240 upvotes • Massive_swim

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What happens to Lawyers when a country dissolves?

240 upvotes • 99kanon

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What did Native Americans call “America”before Europeans visited The New World?	240	HistoryUnbound
We still discuss James Buchanan's "ambiguous" sexuality. How did media - especially lowbrow newspapers - of the time deal with this? Was it as big a deal as it would be today?	240	ghost_of_the_ages
Who were the two monks who stole silk worm eggs from China, what was their expedition like, and did Byzantium replicate China's monopoly, but in Europe?	240	just_the_mann
[Meta] I just want to take the time to tell y'all how much I love the AskHistorians Twitter account.	240	_This_Is_Stupid
When did German citizens lose their fanatic enthusiasm for Nazism? Was it near the end of the war, after the fall of Berlin, or years afterwards?	240	seductus
Why did Arabic largely replace Aramaic and Coptic as spoken language, but not replace Persian?	240	poob1x
What do we know about visual telegraphing systems (beacon fires etc.) in ancient times? What kind of messages could be sent with them?	240	nothingincommon
Jim Morrison's father was Rear Admiral George Morrison, commander of US forces during the Gulf of Tonkin incident. Did Jim Morrison or other members of the Doors ever comment on this connection to the Vietnam War? How did George Morrison react to his son's antiwar lyrics and countercultural legacy?	240	Vladith
How was 18 chosen as the age of majority?	240	Massive_swim
What happens to Lawyers when a country dissolves?	240	99kanon