/u/SeattleMonkeyBoy's posts

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

The US Constitution allows Congress to grant Letters of Marque, have that ever been done, what was the context?

638 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

In 1936 why did the US Postmaster General say “There are forty-seven states in the Union, and the Soviet of Washington”?

45 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

[Meta]Historians of AskHistorians: What first attracted you to your area of study?

12 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

I am a craftsman building the Antikythera mechanism. I need to figure out the ratios (size and number of gear teeth) between two gears. What would my arithmetical process be?

8 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

If I contract a disease caused by a retrovirus, does that mean that my descendents would have it too?

4 upvotes • r/askscience

Mark as read: Add to a list

Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution allowed Congress to grant Letters of Marque. Has that ever been done and what was the reason?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

What was the popular reaction to the Carrington Event in 1859?

1 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why don’t whales get The Bends when they dive in the ocean (and come back up)?

1 upvotes • r/askscience

Mark as read: Add to a list

It is 1920 and I am a German baker who wants to emigrate to America. What do I have to do to legally go?

0 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
The US Constitution allows Congress to grant Letters of Marque, have that ever been done, what was the context?	638	AskHistorians
In 1936 why did the US Postmaster General say “There are forty-seven states in the Union, and the Soviet of Washington”?	45	AskHistorians
[Meta]Historians of AskHistorians: What first attracted you to your area of study?	12	AskHistorians
I am a craftsman building the Antikythera mechanism. I need to figure out the ratios (size and number of gear teeth) between two gears. What would my arithmetical process be?	8	AskHistorians
If I contract a disease caused by a retrovirus, does that mean that my descendents would have it too?	4	askscience
Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution allowed Congress to grant Letters of Marque. Has that ever been done and what was the reason?	1	AskHistorians
What was the popular reaction to the Carrington Event in 1859?	1	AskHistorians
Why don’t whales get The Bends when they dive in the ocean (and come back up)?	1	askscience
It is 1920 and I am a German baker who wants to emigrate to America. What do I have to do to legally go?	0	AskHistorians