/u/jelvinjs7's posts

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

Bart: "Lisa, that [The Raven] wasn't scary. Not even for a poem." Lisa: "Well it was written in 1845. Maybe people were easier to scare back then." Were they easier to scare, then compared to today?

7 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

“The Crucible” was written in 1953 as an allegory to McCarthyism and the HUAC trials against alleged communists. Did the play have any notable impact on the investigations, or the national discourse about them?

6 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did Charlie Brown/Peanuts become such an iconic part of so many holiday seasons?

6 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

[EU] Write the opening crawl for Star Wars Episode VII.

5 upvotes • r/WritingPrompts

Mark as read: Add to a list

Happy Super Mario (Mar10) Day! How did everyone’s favorite Italian plumber go from the player character in a Donkey Kong arcade game to such a worldwide famous icon?

5 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Is the story of Chanukkah real or myth? Or both?

5 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

How did artists earning residuals and royalties for their work on movies and television, on top of the upfront payment, become a thing in Hollywood contracts?

4 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

The 90s US Presidential elections seem to have had a more successful third party presence than other elections. Why was Ross Perot more successful than previous third party candidates?

4 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Was there actually a famous magician named Mr. Mysterio in the early 20th century? Or is my magic education based on a lie?

4 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

In “The Persians” by Aeschylus (472 BCE), there is lengthy discussion of the origins of the Persian War, as well as some of its battles. How familiar would audiences seeing the play at the time be with the overall military history of the war?

3 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Bart: "Lisa, that [The Raven] wasn't scary. Not even for a poem." Lisa: "Well it was written in 1845. Maybe people were easier to scare back then." Were they easier to scare, then compared to today?	7	AskHistorians
“The Crucible” was written in 1953 as an allegory to McCarthyism and the HUAC trials against alleged communists. Did the play have any notable impact on the investigations, or the national discourse about them?	6	AskHistorians
How did Charlie Brown/Peanuts become such an iconic part of so many holiday seasons?	6	AskHistorians
[EU] Write the opening crawl for Star Wars Episode VII.	5	WritingPrompts
Happy Super Mario (Mar10) Day! How did everyone’s favorite Italian plumber go from the player character in a Donkey Kong arcade game to such a worldwide famous icon?	5	AskHistorians
Is the story of Chanukkah real or myth? Or both?	5	AskHistorians
How did artists earning residuals and royalties for their work on movies and television, on top of the upfront payment, become a thing in Hollywood contracts?	4	AskHistorians
The 90s US Presidential elections seem to have had a more successful third party presence than other elections. Why was Ross Perot more successful than previous third party candidates?	4	AskHistorians
Was there actually a famous magician named Mr. Mysterio in the early 20th century? Or is my magic education based on a lie?	4	AskHistorians
In “The Persians” by Aeschylus (472 BCE), there is lengthy discussion of the origins of the Persian War, as well as some of its battles. How familiar would audiences seeing the play at the time be with the overall military history of the war?	3	AskHistorians