/u/literallyarcher_'s posts in /r/AskHistorians

Year:

Only show posts with narrations

What was the Japanese reaction to the atom bomb? Did they know right away it a was a nuclear weapon? What were the initial reports like and how did they describe it?

138 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

When did humans in conceptualize air and empty space? When were the two separated, and when did people develop words that referred to air and empty space? When did cultures begin to understand that air wasn't empty space?

20 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

In a lot of films about casinos/gambling these always scenes with pit bosses and casino staff taking card counters and the like to a back room and beating the hell out of them, even if the setting is right up our 20 year rule when the mob was less involved in casinos. Is this

16 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

In 1800's frontiers of the United States (or Mexico/Canada) how were fugitives wanted "dead or alive" properly identified as the wanted person? What was the process? What happened if errors were made?

8 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Why were Communists in interwar Europe called "Spartacists?"

7 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

[Military Drill/Tactics]When did militaries start teaching their troops to observe some sort of weapon safety rules (finger off the trigger/pointed down/etc) and when did militaries start teaching troops to not "chicken wing" their arm?

5 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

What was the reality of ROK military unit 684, dramatized in Silmido, their training, and how the men were recruited versus the fictional portrayal?

0 upvotes

Mark as read: Add to a list

Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was the Japanese reaction to the atom bomb? Did they know right away it a was a nuclear weapon? What were the initial reports like and how did they describe it?	138
When did humans in conceptualize air and empty space? When were the two separated, and when did people develop words that referred to air and empty space? When did cultures begin to understand that air wasn't empty space?	20
In a lot of films about casinos/gambling these always scenes with pit bosses and casino staff taking card counters and the like to a back room and beating the hell out of them, even if the setting is right up our 20 year rule when the mob was less involved in casinos. Is this	16
In 1800's frontiers of the United States (or Mexico/Canada) how were fugitives wanted "dead or alive" properly identified as the wanted person? What was the process? What happened if errors were made?	8
Why were Communists in interwar Europe called "Spartacists?"	7
[Military Drill/Tactics]When did militaries start teaching their troops to observe some sort of weapon safety rules (finger off the trigger/pointed down/etc) and when did militaries start teaching troops to not "chicken wing" their arm?	5
What was the reality of ROK military unit 684, dramatized in Silmido, their training, and how the men were recruited versus the fictional portrayal?	0