/r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Pavel Chekov, the "Star Trek" character, was a positive portrayal of a Russian in American popular culture during the Cold War. Were there any analogously positive portrayals of Americans in Soviet popular culture at the time?

599 upvotes • TheJucheisLoose

Mark as read: Add to a list

[META] Newly Available: Limited (BUT FREE!) Access to Scholarly Articles in JSTOR

598 upvotes • stupidnickname

Mark as read: Add to a list

No European country came to the aid of Spain or the U.S. during the Spanish-American war. Why was that?

598 upvotes • 585AM

Mark as read: Add to a list

We often read about the rise of Modern Science in the Western world in terms of the work of folks from Western Europe, like Newton, Galileo, and Descartes. Was there an emergent scientific community in Eastern Europe around the same period?

598 upvotes • White___Velvet

Mark as read: Add to a list

Salt used to be worth its weight in gold. Now we liberally spray it onto city streets to melt ice. Where did all this salt come from?

598 upvotes • VitaAeterna

Mark as read: Add to a list

Did the Nazis ever try to destroy the transatlantic telegraph cables?

598 upvotes • donutnz

Mark as read: Add to a list

Until Clinton's presidency in the 90s, California voted mainly Republican senators and governors and Texas voted mainly Democrat ones. During and since Clinton, California has voted mainly Democrat and Texas has voted Republican. What caused this drastic switch?

598 upvotes • dumptydumpty

Mark as read: Add to a list

The Alabama Interracial Marriage Amendment, AKA Alabama Amendment 2 (2000), ended a ban on interracial marriage with 59% of the vote. What were the arguments against this measure and what organizations were opposing it?

598 upvotes • GrandpasSabre

Mark as read: Add to a list

The Wikipedia article for Andrew Jackson has a few sentences offering a "lesser of two evils" perspective on the removal of natives. Is this taken seriously today?

598 upvotes • [deleted]

Mark as read: Add to a list

Founded in 1623, Zildjian is considered one of the earliest known brands. How much further back does cymbalsmithing go in the history of bronze metallurgy in Turkey and the Near East?

598 upvotes • foppa921

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Pavel Chekov, the "Star Trek" character, was a positive portrayal of a Russian in American popular culture during the Cold War. Were there any analogously positive portrayals of Americans in Soviet popular culture at the time?	599	TheJucheisLoose
[META] Newly Available: Limited (BUT FREE!) Access to Scholarly Articles in JSTOR	598	stupidnickname
No European country came to the aid of Spain or the U.S. during the Spanish-American war. Why was that?	598	585AM
We often read about the rise of Modern Science in the Western world in terms of the work of folks from Western Europe, like Newton, Galileo, and Descartes. Was there an emergent scientific community in Eastern Europe around the same period?	598	White___Velvet
Salt used to be worth its weight in gold. Now we liberally spray it onto city streets to melt ice. Where did all this salt come from?	598	VitaAeterna
Did the Nazis ever try to destroy the transatlantic telegraph cables?	598	donutnz
Until Clinton's presidency in the 90s, California voted mainly Republican senators and governors and Texas voted mainly Democrat ones. During and since Clinton, California has voted mainly Democrat and Texas has voted Republican. What caused this drastic switch?	598	dumptydumpty
The Alabama Interracial Marriage Amendment, AKA Alabama Amendment 2 (2000), ended a ban on interracial marriage with 59% of the vote. What were the arguments against this measure and what organizations were opposing it?	598	GrandpasSabre
The Wikipedia article for Andrew Jackson has a few sentences offering a "lesser of two evils" perspective on the removal of natives. Is this taken seriously today?	598	[deleted]
Founded in 1623, Zildjian is considered one of the earliest known brands. How much further back does cymbalsmithing go in the history of bronze metallurgy in Turkey and the Near East?	598	foppa921