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Did Italy made a mistake by joining the Entente in 1915 during World War One?

Submitted by Top_Moment4144 t3_zyhkq3 on December 29, 2022 at 9:49 PM

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Weekly History Questions Thread.

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_11hylr5 on March 4, 2023 at 1:00 PM

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Discovery of embalming workshop reveals how ancient Egyptians mummified the dead

edition.cnn.com

Submitted by Magister_Xehanort t3_10r7mjm on February 1, 2023 at 10:02 PM

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Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_zhrzh4 on December 10, 2022 at 1:00 PM

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Fencing or swordsmanship during the during the American revolution

Submitted by Unable-Anybody-2285 t3_zz1vaa on December 30, 2022 at 2:28 PM

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The Japanese cigarette brand weaponised against Chinese smokers in wartime

scmp.com

Submitted by zhumao t3_zhd69n on December 10, 2022 at 12:02 AM

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What was history class like before the modern era?

Submitted by SunsetShoreline t3_zbkm5p on December 3, 2022 at 4:50 PM

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Bookclub and Sources Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_118wdld on February 22, 2023 at 12:00 PM

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How did new emerging religions succeed despite established pre-existing religions during ancient and/or pre-historic times?

Submitted by matthewlee0165 t3_ze6z98 on December 6, 2022 at 1:35 PM

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Superhighway of ancient human and animal footprints in England provides an 'amazing snapshot of the past'

livescience.com

Submitted by shyleader t3_y3pwvx on October 14, 2022 at 10:12 AM

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Archaeologists hail ‘dream discovery’ as sarcophagus of Ptah-em-wia is unearthed near Cairo

theguardian.com

Submitted by MeatballDom t3_xua8p2 on October 3, 2022 at 5:09 AM

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Remains of Roman aristocrat unearthed in ‘extraordinary’ cemetery near Leeds

theguardian.com

Submitted by MeatballDom t3_11rrsz9 on March 15, 2023 at 9:54 AM

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Scientists Found 168 More Ancient Figures Etched Into the Peruvian Desert

vice.com

Submitted by That-Situation-4262 t3_zm6o59 on December 15, 2022 at 12:10 AM

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Gold from ancient Troy, Poliochni and Ur had the same origin

heritagedaily.com

Submitted by IslandChillin t3_z9ocfd on December 1, 2022 at 1:49 PM

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Bookclub and Sources Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_125kh37 on March 29, 2023 at 11:00 AM

95 comments

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History content for kids

Submitted by TheNumLocker t3_zqgmwx on December 20, 2022 at 6:21 AM

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One of the longest ancient Roman inscriptions ever discovered in Britain is to go on display for the first time.

bbc.com

Submitted by Demderdemden t3_y8gsb5 on October 19, 2022 at 10:43 PM

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I'm the head of video at France’s leading newspaper Le Monde. Our team recreated Charles De Gaulle's lost 1940 recording for France to resist the Nazis using historical sources and artificial intelligence. AMA about our investigation.

Submitted by LeMonde_en t3_10smd1s on February 3, 2023 at 3:00 PM

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“Being Madame is a miserable job” Liselotte of the Palatinate lived at the court of the French king Louis XIV and wrote countless letters that offer a unique insight into the intrigues and everyday life of the nobility.

blog.nationalmuseum.ch

Submitted by swissnationalmuseum t3_zgre0q on December 9, 2022 at 8:30 AM

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In the 1990s over 1,200 bones from roughly 15 bodies were found buried in Benjamin Franklin's London house, they are believed to be the remains from an anatomy school founded by an associate of Franklin's.

discovermagazine.com

Submitted by ffoboomstick t3_11zli9o on March 23, 2023 at 2:07 PM

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Why didn't the US adopt the STG-44 after WW2?

Submitted by TurboTortois3 t3_zr3sct on December 20, 2022 at 11:50 PM

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Medieval Mixed-Gender Fight Club: Behold Images from a 15th-Century Fighting Manual

openculture.com

Submitted by ArtOak t3_10pqptr on January 31, 2023 at 6:22 AM

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Archaeologists have found the 17th-century warship Applet: Maritime experts believe wreck is sister-ship of Vasa, which sank off Stockholm in 1629

theguardian.com

Submitted by MeatballDom t3_ycugvj on October 25, 2022 at 3:14 AM

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New study examines Leonardo da Vinci's experiments on gravity

jpost.com

Submitted by Rear-gunner t3_112tz0i on February 15, 2023 at 9:21 AM

91 comments

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Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_yt6et7 on November 12, 2022 at 1:00 PM

91 comments