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Before modern communication (radio, TV, internet etc), how where people informed about the treaty of a war? For example did some Prussian guy just ride in Silesia after the Silesian war and say "Hey guys! You're all Prussian now. Alright, cya!" How did people usually react to this?

372 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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My girlfriend said she could hear crying from the basement

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How come there was grafitti on the Berlin Wall if it was so heavily guarded?

126 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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During The Progressive Rra, Many Republicans and Roosevelt supporters were anti-trust, pro-union, etc. But by the time FDR proposed the New Deal, these same Republicans made up the bulk off the opposition? What caused this seeming reversal off attitude?

67 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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[WP] In a tiny village in Wisconsin, the people decide to throw a suprise party for old Harold for his 60th birthday thus clearing out the entire town and hiding in his backyard. Only problem is, Harold is a doomsday planner...

27 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

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If forts were deemed useless after ww1, why did the french build the Maginot Line and why didn't the Germans wanna go through it?

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The fall of Constantinople and thus Rome is often cited as the beginning of the Reneissance as the scholars fled to Italy where their knowledge could spread to the rest of europe. What made the rest of europe unable to access this knowledge? Were they unaware it even existed?

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How much power did the kings of the polish Lithuanian commonwealth have and what role did dynasties have?

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[WP] From the day they're born, every citizen has a countdown of 30000 days until they die. Last night, you went to bed with 20959 days left. This morning when you woke up, still 20959.

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[WP] You and the boys are all sitting in a group call. "So, how's your wife?" "Don't know, haven't seen her in a while..." You look at the duration of the call: 22 years.

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Before modern communication (radio, TV, internet etc), how where people informed about the treaty of a war? For example did some Prussian guy just ride in Silesia after the Silesian war and say "Hey guys! You're all Prussian now. Alright, cya!" How did people usually react to this?	372	AskHistorians
My girlfriend said she could hear crying from the basement	241	TwoSentenceHorror
How come there was grafitti on the Berlin Wall if it was so heavily guarded?	126	AskHistorians
During The Progressive Rra, Many Republicans and Roosevelt supporters were anti-trust, pro-union, etc. But by the time FDR proposed the New Deal, these same Republicans made up the bulk off the opposition? What caused this seeming reversal off attitude?	67	AskHistorians
[WP] In a tiny village in Wisconsin, the people decide to throw a suprise party for old Harold for his 60th birthday thus clearing out the entire town and hiding in his backyard. Only problem is, Harold is a doomsday planner...	27	WritingPrompts
If forts were deemed useless after ww1, why did the french build the Maginot Line and why didn't the Germans wanna go through it?	25	AskHistorians
The fall of Constantinople and thus Rome is often cited as the beginning of the Reneissance as the scholars fled to Italy where their knowledge could spread to the rest of europe. What made the rest of europe unable to access this knowledge? Were they unaware it even existed?	24	AskHistorians
How much power did the kings of the polish Lithuanian commonwealth have and what role did dynasties have?	15	AskHistorians
[WP] From the day they're born, every citizen has a countdown of 30000 days until they die. Last night, you went to bed with 20959 days left. This morning when you woke up, still 20959.	12	WritingPrompts
[WP] You and the boys are all sitting in a group call. "So, how's your wife?" "Don't know, haven't seen her in a while..." You look at the duration of the call: 22 years.	11	WritingPrompts