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Did ancient military's have "elite" units like the SAS or SEAL Team Six of today?

808 upvotes • Ozymandias1818

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Did Alexander the Great receive routine reinforcements from Greece? Did he have strong supply lines that stretched all the way back to Greece?

808 upvotes • [deleted]

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How did the world leaders and people of the day actually react to George Washington's relinquishing of power and refusal to crown himself a king?

808 upvotes • Repulsive_Anteater

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How true is the story of the Chirstmas 1914 truce? If it is true, how was it instigated?

808 upvotes • pocketcoffee1

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Suppose I visited Oregon in 1000BCE and then again in AD1000. (Without asking someone) How could I tell which was which?

808 upvotes • grapp

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How do you differentiate between history and mythology?

808 upvotes • Agent_of_kallus-ness

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If i were to be dropped in a blacksmith’s shop hundred of years ago (lets say 1500), could I be able to manufacture a modern firearm?

808 upvotes • GoldFishInspector

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[META] Small analysis most popular questions AskHistorians

807 upvotes • Isinator

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Johnny Cash's 1964 album 'Bitter Tears' has some pretty strong condemnations of the way white people (past and present) had dealt with Native Americans. How common were these views at the time? What were reactions to the album like?

807 upvotes • Aurevir

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In Weird Al's song 'Amish Paradise', he states, "tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699." How would the Amish (or similar Anabaptist groups) have partied in 1699?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did ancient military's have "elite" units like the SAS or SEAL Team Six of today?	808	Ozymandias1818
Did Alexander the Great receive routine reinforcements from Greece? Did he have strong supply lines that stretched all the way back to Greece?	808	[deleted]
How did the world leaders and people of the day actually react to George Washington's relinquishing of power and refusal to crown himself a king?	808	Repulsive_Anteater
How true is the story of the Chirstmas 1914 truce? If it is true, how was it instigated?	808	pocketcoffee1
Suppose I visited Oregon in 1000BCE and then again in AD1000. (Without asking someone) How could I tell which was which?	808	grapp
How do you differentiate between history and mythology?	808	Agent_of_kallus-ness
If i were to be dropped in a blacksmith’s shop hundred of years ago (lets say 1500), could I be able to manufacture a modern firearm?	808	GoldFishInspector
[META] Small analysis most popular questions AskHistorians	807	Isinator
Johnny Cash's 1964 album 'Bitter Tears' has some pretty strong condemnations of the way white people (past and present) had dealt with Native Americans. How common were these views at the time? What were reactions to the album like?	807	Aurevir
In Weird Al's song 'Amish Paradise', he states, "tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699." How would the Amish (or similar Anabaptist groups) have partied in 1699?	807	Aurevir