/r/askhistorians

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Yesterday, Trump's lawyer compared his fortune to former VP Nelson Rockefeller and said "But at that time, no one was so concerned." Does that claim have evidence or lack thereof?

868 upvotes • Daven2ude

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Why did the Iranian Revolution reform the government as a theocracy?

868 upvotes • BoxedElderGnome

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Was there a dollar equivalence in the Marshall Plan and aid spent on Africa? Why wasn't there similar results?

868 upvotes • hotfezz81

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What would enslaved peoples do throughout the day when they were brought to serve a student in college in early America?

868 upvotes • AOMBrandon

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Have older generations always felt behind the curve on technology, or is the modern incarnation of this just due to the exceptional speed of recent technological development?

868 upvotes • Jack_of_All_Thangs

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Prior to the invention of the telephone, did people send "prank telegrams"? Were there ever any "prank pigeon" messages?

867 upvotes • Alzadar

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In the show "Vikings" (2013-), the vikings shown fight in a style very similar to what seems to be a Greek phalanx. Is this accurate to how Vikings at the time fought? And is there somehow a direct connection to Greece where they would have learned the style?

867 upvotes • danielrhymer

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In Ancient Rome, auxiliaries would get land and citizenship after 25 years of service. How often would these soldiers fulfill those 25 years of service?

867 upvotes • CamiloVargas99

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Jerusalem has Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Armenian quarters. Why Armenian?

867 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

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What compelled some Chinese women to travel to Afghanistan in the early 2000s to do sex work? NSFW

867 upvotes • Used-Drama7613

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Yesterday, Trump's lawyer compared his fortune to former VP Nelson Rockefeller and said "But at that time, no one was so concerned." Does that claim have evidence or lack thereof?	868	Daven2ude
Why did the Iranian Revolution reform the government as a theocracy?	868	BoxedElderGnome
Was there a dollar equivalence in the Marshall Plan and aid spent on Africa? Why wasn't there similar results?	868	hotfezz81
What would enslaved peoples do throughout the day when they were brought to serve a student in college in early America?	868	AOMBrandon
Have older generations always felt behind the curve on technology, or is the modern incarnation of this just due to the exceptional speed of recent technological development?	868	Jack_of_All_Thangs
Prior to the invention of the telephone, did people send "prank telegrams"? Were there ever any "prank pigeon" messages?	867	Alzadar
In the show "Vikings" (2013-), the vikings shown fight in a style very similar to what seems to be a Greek phalanx. Is this accurate to how Vikings at the time fought? And is there somehow a direct connection to Greece where they would have learned the style?	867	danielrhymer
In Ancient Rome, auxiliaries would get land and citizenship after 25 years of service. How often would these soldiers fulfill those 25 years of service?	867	CamiloVargas99
Jerusalem has Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Armenian quarters. Why Armenian?	867	TheJucheisLoose
What compelled some Chinese women to travel to Afghanistan in the early 2000s to do sex work? NSFW	867	Used-Drama7613