/u/aquatermain's posts
How did Honoria, sister to the Roman Emperor, manage to send a message to none other than Attila, without it being intercepted?
Mark as read: Add to a list
To what extent did the differences between Maximilian and Franz Joseph Hapsburg damage the diplomatic relations between Austria and México after Maximilian was crowned Mexican emperor?
Mark as read: Add to a list
In 1935, Argentine tango singer Carlos Gardel's plane crashed into another aircraft during takeoff in Medellín, Colombia, resulting in 17 casualties, including Gardel himself. How common were commercial plane crashes in the 1930s?
Mark as read: Add to a list
Mark as read: Add to a list
What was the cost of rebuilding the White House and the city of Washington after it was destroyed in the War of 1812? Did the destruction have a cultural impact in the developing of patriotism among the locals?
Mark as read: Add to a list
[RF] You have a notepad on your nightstand for writing half asleep. You wake up from a nightmare and hastily scribble a phrase in a language you don't understand. Google translates it from polish to "The Nazis are coming. Run."
Mark as read: Add to a list
I'm a middle class American citizen in 1879 and I witness a total solar eclipse. How much do I understand about it? How widespread was the access to, and the availablity of scientific discoveries and knowledge to the average person, to those outside of academia or the upper class?
Mark as read: Add to a list