/u/[deleted]'s posts in /r/askhistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Why is Amelia Earhart’s disappearance regarded as so mysterious?

436 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How was property ownership managed in post WW2 Germany? Specifically, if a street was bombed out, who would determine what site belonged to whom? With all the bomb damage was it difficult to determine property boundaries? Was there any resentment between neighbours?

435 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What makes "Milk and Honey" so special in Abrahamic religions?

429 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Where do the Ethiopian and Sudanese Jews come from? Are they descended from Israel? When did they convert to Judaism?

425 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why did the Amish choose to stop advancing in technology? And how did they choose the date to stop?

424 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

In the late 16th century, Portugal banned the East Asian slave trade. Why did they ban it? Why wasn't the same "courtesy"extended to West Africa?

423 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

When did the ”Two Men in One Trench coat” trope become popularized?

423 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did hermits such as St. Cuthbert who lived on small, seemingly barren islands, survive?

423 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

[deleted by user]

422 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

During the formation of the UN Security Council, the US wanted Brazil as a 6th permanent member. What was going on with Brazil at the time?

421 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why is Amelia Earhart’s disappearance regarded as so mysterious?	436
How was property ownership managed in post WW2 Germany? Specifically, if a street was bombed out, who would determine what site belonged to whom? With all the bomb damage was it difficult to determine property boundaries? Was there any resentment between neighbours?	435
What makes "Milk and Honey" so special in Abrahamic religions?	429
Where do the Ethiopian and Sudanese Jews come from? Are they descended from Israel? When did they convert to Judaism?	425
Why did the Amish choose to stop advancing in technology? And how did they choose the date to stop?	424
In the late 16th century, Portugal banned the East Asian slave trade. Why did they ban it? Why wasn't the same "courtesy"extended to West Africa?	423
When did the ”Two Men in One Trench coat” trope become popularized?	423
How did hermits such as St. Cuthbert who lived on small, seemingly barren islands, survive?	423
[deleted by user]	422
During the formation of the UN Security Council, the US wanted Brazil as a 6th permanent member. What was going on with Brazil at the time?	421