/r/askhistorians

Title	Upvotes	Author
How did "Aryan" come to mean blonde haired blue eyed white supremacists when the Aryan people were part of the ancient Vedic culture, who by geography would not have been white or blonde?	4593	Grello
In the movie “Nuremberg”, when footage of the Holocaust is shown during the trial, there is pin-drop silence in the courtroom. Then one judge abruptly gets up to leave and vomit, followed by the rest. Is this dramatization or did the Allies have this strong of a gut reaction to the Holocaust?	4587	Futhis
I'd imagine that for the average European during the 17th and 18th century, hearing an orchestral symphony for the first time would be an absolutely mind-blowing, borderline religious experience. Are there any primary accounts of this?	4585	daaaaaaaaaaaaaavid
No question, just a thank you.	4584	echofire54
For centuries, the Malleus Maleficarum was second only to the Bible in sales. Who was buying it? Up to that time, the church appears to have been skeptical of claims of magic or witchcraft, and the author had been dismissed as senile and crazy; what led to its widespread acceptance and promulgation?	4584	td4999
Where did pop Christianity get the idea that people become angels when they die, when this isn’t suggested anywhere in the Bible?	4575	[deleted]
The baby boom generation is known for their outspoken progressive views when they were young (60s and 70s), but seem to be known for their conservative views later in life. Is this simply a matter of public perception or was there a major political realignment that occurred during their lifetimes?	4575	a38176c4589d207
Our 20 Year Rule: You can now ask questions about 2003!	4575	J-Force
Coca-cola largely removed the cocaine from its formula in 1903, more than a decade before it was made illegal- why did they do it? Were there negative associations with cocaine at the time? How did its removal affect the drink's popularity?	4574	td4999
In Hamilton, Aaron Burr has the line "I hear wailing in the streets" after he kills Hamilton, but Hamilton had a tarnished reputation and was unpopular at the time. Were common New Yorkers (or Americans in general) as distraught as the play would suggest?	4573	sweaty_garbage

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