/u/AlviseFalier's posts in /r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

In the lead up to the Peninsula War, why did Ferdinand VII chose to abdicate instead of fleeing?

11 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why did the U.N. pass Resolution 2758 in 1972 expelling the ROC (Taiwan)?

10 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why do television stations in the East Coast of the United States start with a W- sign, and West Coast stations with a K- sign?

10 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Where does modern British drinking culture come from?

9 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why and when did Blasphemy cease to become the primary component of English-language swearing?

9 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What factors contributed to the US Airline industry deregulation in 1978?

9 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Changes in Identity Perception through the Roman Empire

9 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What happened to Baltimore?

9 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why is the “common” imagery of the “Holiday Season” in the United States focused around small-town life?

9 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Middle eastern rulers moved their capital to a suburb of Baghdad twice (to Ctesiphon and Selucia) which isn't a lot of times but it's weird that it happened twice

9 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In the lead up to the Peninsula War, why did Ferdinand VII chose to abdicate instead of fleeing?	11
Why did the U.N. pass Resolution 2758 in 1972 expelling the ROC (Taiwan)?	10
Why do television stations in the East Coast of the United States start with a W- sign, and West Coast stations with a K- sign?	10
Where does modern British drinking culture come from?	9
Why and when did Blasphemy cease to become the primary component of English-language swearing?	9
What factors contributed to the US Airline industry deregulation in 1978?	9
Changes in Identity Perception through the Roman Empire	9
What happened to Baltimore?	9
Why is the “common” imagery of the “Holiday Season” in the United States focused around small-town life?	9
Middle eastern rulers moved their capital to a suburb of Baghdad twice (to Ctesiphon and Selucia) which isn't a lot of times but it's weird that it happened twice	9