/r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Tired of Clicking to Find Only Removed Comments?! Here's One Easy Trick to Know the Real Comment Count! It's the AskHistorians Browser Extension!

1594 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

Mark as read: Add to a list

Ronald Reagan won the 1984 presidential election in one of the most lopsided victories in American history, yet by 1986 his party had been swept from power in the midterms. What happened?

1594 upvotes • nowlan101

Mark as read: Add to a list

Where did the KKK get its bizarre titles for its hierarchy, such as "Imperial Wizard," "Grand Goblin," "King Kleagle," and "Cyclops"?

1593 upvotes • CopRock

Mark as read: Add to a list

Is it a coincidence that Reagan and Thatcher both came to power with similar ideologies at almost the same time? What brought on their surge in popularity?

1593 upvotes • [deleted]

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did the US use chemical weapons on iwo jima during ww2?

1593 upvotes • cthulhu944

Mark as read: Add to a list

How much did maps have to be altered once satellites began to be used in cartography?

1592 upvotes • coolaswhitebread

Mark as read: Add to a list

What's the earliest water slide we have evidence for? Did the Romans use aquaducts as water slides?

1592 upvotes • arky_who

Mark as read: Add to a list

During the height of the empire, Rome was home to 1,200,000 inhabitants. At the depth of its decline, it was home to 12,000. Have any literary or artistic depictions of life in that time survived? What was it like to live in the ruins of such former glory?

1591 upvotes • [deleted]

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why do ancient Greek male statues not have any body hair? Aren't the Greeks famously hairy people? Was it because they couldn't carve body hair, or did the ancient Greeks look down on it?

1591 upvotes • JonOfNoTrades

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did people smoke anything in Europe before tobacco was brought from America?

1590 upvotes • gamogon

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Tired of Clicking to Find Only Removed Comments?! Here's One Easy Trick to Know the Real Comment Count! It's the AskHistorians Browser Extension!	1594	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Ronald Reagan won the 1984 presidential election in one of the most lopsided victories in American history, yet by 1986 his party had been swept from power in the midterms. What happened?	1594	nowlan101
Where did the KKK get its bizarre titles for its hierarchy, such as "Imperial Wizard," "Grand Goblin," "King Kleagle," and "Cyclops"?	1593	CopRock
Is it a coincidence that Reagan and Thatcher both came to power with similar ideologies at almost the same time? What brought on their surge in popularity?	1593	[deleted]
Did the US use chemical weapons on iwo jima during ww2?	1593	cthulhu944
How much did maps have to be altered once satellites began to be used in cartography?	1592	coolaswhitebread
What's the earliest water slide we have evidence for? Did the Romans use aquaducts as water slides?	1592	arky_who
During the height of the empire, Rome was home to 1,200,000 inhabitants. At the depth of its decline, it was home to 12,000. Have any literary or artistic depictions of life in that time survived? What was it like to live in the ruins of such former glory?	1591	[deleted]
Why do ancient Greek male statues not have any body hair? Aren't the Greeks famously hairy people? Was it because they couldn't carve body hair, or did the ancient Greeks look down on it?	1591	JonOfNoTrades
Did people smoke anything in Europe before tobacco was brought from America?	1590	gamogon