/r/askhistorians
In Brazil, pretty much no one acknowledges the Wright brothers invented the airplane. Most say it was Santos Dumont who did. Was that really the case?
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How did Afghanistan go from being relatively stable 50-60 years ago to the constantly-devolving mess it is today?
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How did countries like Qin Dynasty China or the Ottoman Empire react to Charles Darwin’s Origin Of The Species?
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On this day in 1867 America bought Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million and paid... by check?! Was this normal for deals of such significance? How did nations typically purchase land from one another during this era?
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What did happen in the year 1000? Like, 1000 years since Jesus was born and the catholic church was at its height, did some really big celebrations take place or something like that?
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When Hitler and his entourage visited Paris in 1940 they drove around in open top cars, Hitler sat in the front seat, they didn’t block off the streets, and there was only a small group bodyguards. We’re they not worried about security, sabotage, or even a Franz Ferdinand type situation?
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Weimar Germany had laws against hate speech, closed down hundreds of Nazi papers, jailed Goebbels for antisemitism, and even banned Hitler from speaking. However, Nazi ideology still spread, and the Nazis still rose to power. Why did this happen? Does this mean hate speech laws are ineffective?
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