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When I and a lot of modern people look back at the common beliefs & attitudes of 100 years ago we see them as extremely conservative and reactionary. Would someone (from Europe or North America) in 1814 think the same thing when they look back on 1714?

581 upvotes • grapp

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There is a scene within the movie Gangs Of The York where newly arrived Irishman straight off the boat are directly recruited (much to dismay of 1 family) into the Union Army to fight in the Civil War. Is this scene acurate or simply a minor drama plot in a film?

581 upvotes • Ciscoblue113

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When did "trust-busting" go out of style in the US? It very rarely seems to be mentioned anymore.

581 upvotes • PackedinSalt

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When did the US Navy decide to build ships that couldn't fit through the Panama Canal?

581 upvotes • BlindProphet_413

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How and/or when did the term "boss" become the official word for an enemy in a video game that is stronger than the rest?

581 upvotes • Jubez187

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Have the Dutch always been unusually tall?

581 upvotes • YoyBoy123

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What are hisory's greatest near misses? Events that, had they happened, would have had drastically altered history.

580 upvotes • ox_

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Are there limits to the power of the pope within the Catholic Church? Have there been historical instances of reform that were resisted/thwarted by the rest of the catholic church?

580 upvotes • bunabhucan

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High and Late Medieval Europe 1000-1450

580 upvotes • estherke

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Could you please explain a cavalry charge? Did charging cavalry physically crash at galloping speed with a mass of infantry?

580 upvotes • Ohnoes_in_distress

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When I and a lot of modern people look back at the common beliefs & attitudes of 100 years ago we see them as extremely conservative and reactionary. Would someone (from Europe or North America) in 1814 think the same thing when they look back on 1714?	581	grapp
There is a scene within the movie Gangs Of The York where newly arrived Irishman straight off the boat are directly recruited (much to dismay of 1 family) into the Union Army to fight in the Civil War. Is this scene acurate or simply a minor drama plot in a film?	581	Ciscoblue113
When did "trust-busting" go out of style in the US? It very rarely seems to be mentioned anymore.	581	PackedinSalt
When did the US Navy decide to build ships that couldn't fit through the Panama Canal?	581	BlindProphet_413
How and/or when did the term "boss" become the official word for an enemy in a video game that is stronger than the rest?	581	Jubez187
Have the Dutch always been unusually tall?	581	YoyBoy123
What are hisory's greatest near misses? Events that, had they happened, would have had drastically altered history.	580	ox_
Are there limits to the power of the pope within the Catholic Church? Have there been historical instances of reform that were resisted/thwarted by the rest of the catholic church?	580	bunabhucan
High and Late Medieval Europe 1000-1450	580	estherke
Could you please explain a cavalry charge? Did charging cavalry physically crash at galloping speed with a mass of infantry?	580	Ohnoes_in_distress