AskHistorians is known to have the 20 Year Rule, where events from within the last 20 years are not considered history. Is there any similar point at which events are considered so old, that they are no longer history? April 9, 2025 3 Comments
I’m trying to find the name of a badass women in history and what she did, but I just can’t find out who she was? April 9, 2025 4 Comments
Before the age of work from home how did one live as a shut in or recluse if you weren’t rich? April 9, 2025 3 Comments
Clifford Roberts, cofounder of the Augusta National Golf Course (host of the Masters), once said “As long as I’m alive, all the golfers will be white and all the caddies will be black.” This trend was held until his death in 1977. Why did he insist all the caddies should be black? April 9, 2025 2 Comments
I’m reading a historical book that mentions “purple-itis” as a cause for child death. Neither me nor google knows what condition this may be. Any ideas? April 9, 2025 2 Comments
Why did Truman not just nuke the Kyushu region where Japanese forces were gathered, instead of Hiroshima/Nagasaki in 1945? April 9, 2025 5 Comments
Norse sagas describe Ragnar Loðbrok being executed via a venomous snake pit, what kinds of snakes would have been available to a 9th century Anglo-Saxon king? April 9, 2025 2 Comments
Why didn’t Eastern/Central European cuisine become as popular/marketable as other ethnic cuisines in North America? April 9, 2025 1 Comment
I am a wealthy American in 1845. I have a moral stance against slavery and want to boycott anything associated with it. What items and people do I need to avoid? Do I have alternatives? April 9, 2025 5 Comments