Why didn't the British elite who lived in India develop their own distinct accent?
Why didn’t the British elite who lived in India develop their own distinct accent?
Who had access to the Library of Alexandria?
Who had access to the Library of Alexandria?
How did soldiers handle the noise of combat during the World Wars?
How did soldiers handle the noise of combat during the World Wars?
How was Bay of Pigs not considered an act of war?
How was Bay of Pigs not considered an act of war?
Did "snipers" exist before firearms?
Did “snipers” exist before firearms?
Hanukkah, despite being a relatively minor Jewish holiday (indeed it is a festival), has, in the broader culture, become "Jewish Christmas," even though religiously it's not nearly as important as Christmas. Why?
Hanukkah, despite being a relatively minor Jewish holiday (indeed it is a festival), has become “Jewish Christmas,” even though religiously it’s not nearly as important as Christmas. Why?
Is possible that there were civilizations akin to those of the Homo Sapiens' Bronze Age something like 150,000+ years ago?
Is possible that there were civilizations akin to those of the Homo Sapiens’ Bronze Age something like 150,000+ years ago?
Why was Bohemia able to retain it's Slavic heritage after being absorbed by the Holy Roman Empire, but the Slavic areas to the north of it were Germanized?
Why was Bohemia able to retain it’s Slavic heritage after being absorbed by the Holy Roman Empire, but the Slavic areas to the north of it were Germanized?
If someone stole my wallet in 1770 in London or New York what would I do?
If someone stole my wallet in 1770 in London or New York what would I do?
Why did the Ottoman empire decline technologically against Europe even if it did not enter isolationism like China or Japan?
Why did the Ottoman empire decline technologically against Europe even if it did not enter isolationism like China or Japan?
How far back in English history would you be able to go to still be able to understand what people are saying?
How far back in English history would you be able to go to still be able to understand what people are saying?
Did pirates use spears and armor?
Did pirates use spears and armor?
How did the introduction of camels affect travel and commerce in the ancient world?
How did the introduction of camels affect travel and commerce in the ancient world?
Why was one of Nazi Germany's best tank commander, Erwin Rommel, sent to Africa instead of being sent to lead in Barbarossa?
Why was one of Nazi Germany’s best tank commander, Erwin Rommel, sent to Africa instead of being sent to lead in Barbarossa?
When Christianity was legalized by the Roman Empire, how did the government reconcile the anti-imperial rhetoric of Jesus and the culpability of Rome regarding his crucifixion?
When Christianity was legalized by the Roman Empire, how did the government reconcile the anti-imperial rhetoric of Jesus and the culpability of Rome regarding his crucifixion?
Why did no European power colonize Korea?
Why did no European power colonize Korea?
What were electric eels called before electricity?
What were electric eels called before electricity?
Was John Ivan Demjanjuk - Ivan The Terrible?
Was John Ivan Demjanjuk – Ivan The Terrible?
Why U.S. presidential candidate Warren Harding campaigned on a “return to normalcy”? What exactly was so abnormal in 1920?
Why U.S. presidential candidate Warren Harding campaigned on a “return to normalcy”? What exactly was so abnormal in 1920?
Is there any truth to the commonly cited fact that the Aztecs believed the Spanish were gods?
Is there any truth to the commonly cited fact that the Aztecs believed the Spanish were gods?
Did China ever have slavery?
Did China ever have slavery?
Why were there no Hitler statues in Nazi Germany?
Why were there no Hitler statues in Nazi Germany?
How did Oregon, a state founded exclusively for whites and a hotbed for the Ku Klux Klan, become one of the most liberal states in the US?
How did Oregon, a state founded exclusively for whites and a hotbed for the Ku Klux Klan, become one of the most liberal states in the US?
How did Germany de-radicalize its people after the fall of the Nazi party?
How did Germany de-radicalize its people after the fall of the Nazi party?
Why are Native American names usually translated into English while other names are not?
Why are Native American names usually translated into English while other names are not?
Was Hitler democratically elected?
Was Hitler democratically elected?
Where did the cartoonish bomb originate? The black sphere with a short wick?
Where did the cartoonish bomb originate? The black sphere with a short wick?
How old is the myth of the "monster under the bed"?
How old is the myth of the “monster under the bed”?
Did steppe horse archers shoot individually and with precision or did they fire in volleys like foot archers?
Did steppe horse archers shoot individually and with precision or did they fire in volleys like foot archers?
How did the Republicans red, Democrats blue party colours come about?
How did the Republicans red, Democrats blue party colors come about?
Did the Greeks really believe that their gods lived on Olympus?
Did the Greeks really believe that their gods lived on Olympus?
Did Hitler ever visit concentration camps?
Did Hitler ever visit concentration camps?
How did the mispronunciation of Caesar begin?
How did the mispronunciation of Caesar begin?
Rebecca, pet raccoon of Calvin Coolidge, was originally brought to the White House with the intention of being eaten at a Thanksgiving dinner. Was eating raccoons common among high society in 1920s America?
Rebecca, pet raccoon of Calvin Coolidge, was originally brought to the White House with the intention of being eaten at a Thanksgiving dinner. Was eating raccoons common among high society in 1920s America?
The Nazis attacked and occupied France, but only 10% of the population supported the French resistance. How could freedom fighters trying to liberate their own country be so wildly unpopular?
The Nazis attacked and occupied France, but only 10% of the population supported the French resistance. How could freedom fighters trying to liberate their own country be so wildly unpopular?
It is 1943, I am a high school teacher in Paris, France. We have been under German occupation for 2 years now. How has my teaching curriculum changed under Nazi rule?
It is 1943, I am a high school teacher in Paris, France. We have been under German occupation for 2 years now. How has my teaching curriculum changed under Nazi rule?
What caused Ronald Reagan to win by such a massive majority of electoral votes (525) in 1984?
What caused Ronald Reagan to win by such a massive majority of electoral votes (525) in 1984?
The US voter turnout in 1896 was nearly 80%. By 1920, fewer than 50% of eligible voters turned out. What explains such an extreme drop in voter turnout in such a short period of time?
The US voter turnout in 1896 was nearly 80%. By 1920, fewer than 50% of eligible voters turned out. What explains such an extreme drop in voter turnout in such a short period of time?
It is often said here that the Red Army of 1941 was not the same army as that of 1942. What contrasted these armies?
It is often said here that the Red Army of 1941 was not the same army as that of 1942. What contrasted these armies?
Seven out of the ten US presidents in the period from 1869 to 1923 were from the state of Ohio, yet before or since not a single other president has been. Was this just a coincidence?
Seven out of the ten US presidents in the period from 1869 to 1923 were from the state of Ohio, yet before or since not a single other president has been. Was this just a coincidence?
Who were the slaves in medieval England?
Who were the slaves in medieval England?
Was there much contact between the Crusader states and the Mongol empire?
Was there much contact between the Crusader states and the Mongol empire?
What was going on in ancient Europe outside of the Roman Empire? Where there no large realms or big cities?
What was going on in ancient Europe outside of the Roman Empire? Where there no large realms or big cities?
Why did the 1600s size of the Dutch merchant fleet exceed the combined fleets of England, France, Spain, Portugal, and Germany?
Why did the 1600s size of the Dutch merchant fleet exceed the combined fleets of England, France, Spain, Portugal, and Germany?
Why is Poland, despite having been under socialist rule, a very catholic nation today, but East Germany, also ruled by socialists, is very atheistic?
Why is Poland, despite having been under socialist rule, a very catholic nation today, but East Germany, also ruled by socialists, is very atheistic?
Did Vikings use hammers in war?
Did Vikings use hammers in war?
Did the Roman Empire have a flag?
Did the Roman Empire have a flag?
For a country that had a huge Empire and access to all kinds of seasonings and spices, why is traditional British food so bland?
For a country that had a huge Empire and access to all kinds of seasonings and spices, why is traditional British food so bland?
Why the German trenches of the Great War were higher in quality compared to the British trenches?
Why the German trenches of the Great War were higher in quality compared to the British trenches?
Why didn't ancient Egyptian wall paintings depict them wearing winter clothing, although modern day Egypt can get pretty cold in the winters?
Why didn’t ancient Egyptian wall paintings depict them wearing winter clothing, although modern day Egypt can get pretty cold in the winters?