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What do historians make of the advent of social media in the past 10 years when it comes to sources for future historians?

199 upvotes • William_Wisenheimer

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There is an oft repeated historical trope that WWII fighter pilots, specifically and especially during the 'Battle of Britain' had an honor code that included not killing parachuting opponents. Did informal rules of behavior of this nature truly exist, and were they followed on other fronts?

199 upvotes • PearlClaw

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Why were Sikhs seemingly favoured as policemen in British east Asia? It seems that both.Singapore and The International settlement in Shanghai had a significant sikh police presence.

199 upvotes • LordSomething

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Did people in the old west actually say “partner,” or is it just a creation of Hollywood? And if yes, what started it? Where did it come from? Etc.

199 upvotes • Addcond5

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How absolute was Stalin’s power over the USSR?

199 upvotes • MaxwellThePrawn

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The original six frigates of the U.S. Navy were constructed for $688,888.82. How did that number come about? More broadly how did the U.S. government plan and budget in the early days of the Republic?

199 upvotes • shnu

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I've asked all over Reddit for help identifying this unknown object. Recently, someone said it was part of a WWII Cryptography Radio. Someone else commented that since it may have historical significance, I should ask for help here.

199 upvotes • Dwurban

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Is there such a thing as a history of dreams ? For example, do we know what medieval people dreamt about ?

199 upvotes • alvy-singer

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In the Ancient times, how did they know what time it was, and if they had a meeting, like the senate in Rome, how did they know what time it was and was it normal that people was late because they had different views on time?

199 upvotes • AlphaCodeNumerial

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What was the Cult of the Supreme Being?

199 upvotes • Tendy777

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What do historians make of the advent of social media in the past 10 years when it comes to sources for future historians?	199	William_Wisenheimer
There is an oft repeated historical trope that WWII fighter pilots, specifically and especially during the 'Battle of Britain' had an honor code that included not killing parachuting opponents. Did informal rules of behavior of this nature truly exist, and were they followed on other fronts?	199	PearlClaw
Why were Sikhs seemingly favoured as policemen in British east Asia? It seems that both.Singapore and The International settlement in Shanghai had a significant sikh police presence.	199	LordSomething
Did people in the old west actually say “partner,” or is it just a creation of Hollywood? And if yes, what started it? Where did it come from? Etc.	199	Addcond5
How absolute was Stalin’s power over the USSR?	199	MaxwellThePrawn
The original six frigates of the U.S. Navy were constructed for $688,888.82. How did that number come about? More broadly how did the U.S. government plan and budget in the early days of the Republic?	199	shnu
I've asked all over Reddit for help identifying this unknown object. Recently, someone said it was part of a WWII Cryptography Radio. Someone else commented that since it may have historical significance, I should ask for help here.	199	Dwurban
Is there such a thing as a history of dreams ? For example, do we know what medieval people dreamt about ?	199	alvy-singer
In the Ancient times, how did they know what time it was, and if they had a meeting, like the senate in Rome, how did they know what time it was and was it normal that people was late because they had different views on time?	199	AlphaCodeNumerial
What was the Cult of the Supreme Being?	199	Tendy777