/r/askhistorians
We are Historians from the White House Historical Association here to talk about the history of the White House, its Occupants, and the Association and Its Mission. Ask Us Anything!
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Why did the Socialist Party Of America (SPA) go from being a major political force holding over 1000 political offices, to being completely obliterated from the face of US politics?
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Sean's Bar (as it's now known) in Athlone, Ireland, is supposedly the oldest bar/pub in Europe, if not the world, dating to ~900 A.D. What would have been on tap back then?
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What's up with this global western phenomenon of formerly rich industrial areas being incredibly poor now? Areas like the Rustbelt, Ruhr Valley, Northern England and Wales, the former mining areas in the Netherlands, Belgium and Northern France?
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Conquistadors named their new discovery as "Costa Rica" rich coast for the abundant gold they found among the natives but no gold was ever found afterwards. Where did the natives acquire these riches?
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[AMA] Hamilton: The Musical - Answering your questions on the musical and life during the Revolutionary Age
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Many ancient polytheist religions are presented today as having a single widely accepted pantheon, mythology, etc. in their heyday like modern religions. Is this accurate, or were they more like disjointed and inconsistent local cults whose stories were merged and codified after the fact?
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In Greek mythology, did the titans and primordial deities have any religious basis in the real world? Did people worship Titans before the Olympian gods, then the Olympians overthrew them in battle but also in popular culture?
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