/u/GoldenJoel's posts

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Dave Chappelle recently claimed that when Teddy Roosevelt invited Booker T Washington over to the White House, Teddy received so much flak from the media for it that he supposedly said, "I will never have a nigger in this house again." How true is this story? NSFW

859 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

[AMA Request] Someone who has witnessed an atom/nuclear/hydrogen bomb detonation first hand.

352 upvotes • r/IAmA

Mark as read: Add to a list

The founder of Adidas, Adolf Dassler, helped Jesse Owens win the 1936 Olympics with his spiked shoes. How did Adi not get punished being a part of the Nazi party and helping a black man?

126 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Special Divisions of the Soviet Police Force were formed during the Siege of Leningrad to combat one specific thing: Cannibalism. Does anyone have ANY information on these squads?

122 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Where did the rumor that Walt Disney hated Jews come from? And is it true?

28 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

How were homosexuals treated in Stalin's Soviet Union?

11 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

[Japan Edo Period] Is there any historical truth to investigators using the dead's testimony through a medium, as shown in the film Roshomon?

11 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Has a U.S. political party ever run a candidate against a president of their own party for their second term?

9 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

[AMA Request] A war-time photographer or journalist that has done modern war coverage. Past wars are fine, but I'm more curious about Arab Spring or Iraq/Afghanistan.

5 upvotes • r/IAmA

Mark as read: Add to a list

In Atomic Blonde(2017) set in 1989, the spy Lorraine evades capture from East German Agents who are chasing her through what looks like a movie premiere of Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker(1979). Is this scene accurate for what a movie-going audience in East Berlin would be watching?

5 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Dave Chappelle recently claimed that when Teddy Roosevelt invited Booker T Washington over to the White House, Teddy received so much flak from the media for it that he supposedly said, "I will never have a nigger in this house again." How true is this story? NSFW	859	AskHistorians
[AMA Request] Someone who has witnessed an atom/nuclear/hydrogen bomb detonation first hand.	352	IAmA
The founder of Adidas, Adolf Dassler, helped Jesse Owens win the 1936 Olympics with his spiked shoes. How did Adi not get punished being a part of the Nazi party and helping a black man?	126	AskHistorians
Special Divisions of the Soviet Police Force were formed during the Siege of Leningrad to combat one specific thing: Cannibalism. Does anyone have ANY information on these squads?	122	AskHistorians
Where did the rumor that Walt Disney hated Jews come from? And is it true?	28	AskHistorians
How were homosexuals treated in Stalin's Soviet Union?	11	AskHistorians
[Japan Edo Period] Is there any historical truth to investigators using the dead's testimony through a medium, as shown in the film Roshomon?	11	AskHistorians
Has a U.S. political party ever run a candidate against a president of their own party for their second term?	9	AskHistorians
[AMA Request] A war-time photographer or journalist that has done modern war coverage. Past wars are fine, but I'm more curious about Arab Spring or Iraq/Afghanistan.	5	IAmA
In Atomic Blonde(2017) set in 1989, the spy Lorraine evades capture from East German Agents who are chasing her through what looks like a movie premiere of Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker(1979). Is this scene accurate for what a movie-going audience in East Berlin would be watching?	5	AskHistorians