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Historically speaking at what level does a person become a serial killer? How many deaths? How much for a terrorist act or similar? How much for a genocide? (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 days ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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Did the USA founding fathers have any thought of how to build a nation? Or did they just kind of wing it and hope it worked? Or did some country help them along with it? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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In most depictions of Jesus he is wearing spiked crown. If this is true what was the point if he was getting nailed to a cross anyway? Or was it just vindictavness ? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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Why did Hitler choose the Jews to go after the most? Kind of seems random like tossing a dart on religions or sex or whatever and it hit the jewish people? Or was there something bigger? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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Was the whole UFO conspiracy begin on the date in history? Or did it just grow out of some random rants? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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How did the Ottoman empire react to Napoleons victories and failure? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by glowing_hans@sopuli.xyz to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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I guess they where with an alliance with him, while Napoleon invaded in Egypt? But later where beaten by Napoleon in egypt in a battle. I do not know much how they reacted to his quick rise through europe, and his downfall at Waterloo, where they where only viewers bystanders to these great Napoleonic wars in central europe I guess.

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Back in the day how was Hunter S Thompson viewed by fellow journalists at the time? And how did they feel with him pretty much inventing Gonzo journalism? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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Why were and are african americans called the N word? Where did it begin and did someone just come up with it on the fly or something? I mean why not call people Daisy Tulips instead the n word? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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In alot of US Westerns cowboys and such are seen wearing long sleeves, panchos etc.? Is this real or a movie trope? If its real would not most die or drop from heat stroke? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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What's your favourite historical fact? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by LadyButterfly@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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Nazis are far-right, so why were/are they called National Socialists? (piefed.social)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Green_Mouse@piefed.social to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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Socialism is leftism, Nazism is not, so why were they called, and some people still call them, the National Socialists?

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How did people in ancient times build multi story buildings without them collapsing? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by x4740N@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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I'm wondering how they figured out how to prevent buildings from collapsing before structural engineering became widespread and default in the building process

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When did the whole Manifest Destiny quit for the US? Why did it fall out of favor and how come we barely hear about it especially in moving forward as a Society? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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In Saving Private Ryan they land on normandy with boats that open from the front and everyone pours out. Did the people in the front not know they would most likely be shot instantly? (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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I read and watched the movie about Troy and Achilles. Lets say its all true wouldn't whoever shot Achilles has to be pretty much a sniper with a bow and arrow to hit that small of a target? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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Lemmings and students of history. What is your main subject that your good great at? Or what is your area of expertise and why? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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It is said while on the cross Jesus converted a thief who was next to him. Taking into account it probably took them a little while to fully die is there writings of what else they talked about? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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In all of wars what prevented a soldier who country was invading another or vice versa just walk off and say screw this. Find a town to settle down in and just start a new life? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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Other than starvation, were native Americans ever cannibals? If so how common was it? (lazysoci.al)
submitted 4 months ago by CheeseToastie@lazysoci.al to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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Google is unsure.

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If I was Transported back to pirate times. Could/Would I be able to drink that type of rum or whiskey? How powerful would it be and how dangerous would it be in today's standards? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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When the Horse was left at the gates of Troy could they not see all the ships on the horizon and think something was up? Where was the army that bumrushed Troy? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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Back when Johnathan Swift wrote his op ed about eating kids to save the economy. Did people know it was sarcasm or was he ostrocized for it? What was the fallout? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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Do we know the names of any medieval craftsmen? (sopuli.xyz)
submitted 4 months ago by jabathekek@sopuli.xyz to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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I know the answer is yes, but I'm having a hard time finding it. All I ever get from searches is "Life of the Medieval Craftsmen", etc.

IIRC his name was found in an inconspicious part of a tympanum in a french cathedral and I think some other places in southern and northern England.

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Way back freed slaves were told, they would get forty acres and a mule if they fought for the Union in the Civil War. How come this seems to be swept aside over they years and not a point of fire? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago by Patnou@lemmy.world to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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What where historical ways of preventing forgery? (lemm.ee)
submitted 5 months ago by x4740N@lemm.ee to c/askhistorians@lemmy.world
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