/r/askhistorians
The American Archive of Public Broadcasting – 70+ years of historic public television and radio programming digitized and accessible online for research
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Why do Germans refer to Germany as the Fatherland while Russians refers to Russia as the Motherland? What caused the different genders to be associated with the different countries?
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Why Count Dracula (the vampire), so associated with Transylvania, when his historical inspiration, Vlad the Impaler, ruled over Wallachia?
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The storytelling motif of an ordinary, schlubby guy run around in circles by an extraordinary woman (see sitcoms) dates to the '30s screwball comedies at least; was it new then? Was it a reaction to modernism, to the Great Depression, or something else? Was it distinctly American?
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In clear violation of the Constitution, four men under 30 were elected to the U.S. Senate in the 1800s. How was this allowed to happen?
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Nowadays it is very expensive to live in global cities like New York, London, and Tokyo. Would it have been significantly more expensive to live in a major ancient city such as Rome, Alexandria, or Antioch versus living somewhere smaller?
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During the Battle of Stalingrad, Nazi loudspeakers exclaimed 'The German Army is not your enemy,' and told Red Army soldiers to 'surrender and desert bloodthirsty Stalin'. What usually happened to Red Army personnel who did surrender to the Nazis?
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