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Former Head of Bureau of Vital Statistics in New Orleans, Naomi Drake, changed the race on thousands of birth certs from "white" to black" from 1949-1965 in her quest to "catch" anyone with Black heritage

Submitted by DeLaGrandTerre t3_ykjcio on November 2, 2022 at 10:11 PM

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Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_10hqpa5 on January 21, 2023 at 1:00 PM

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What proof is there that Dr. John Kellogg (that Kellogg) circumcised himself at age 37?

Submitted by dazzlingupstairz t3_10nx5so on January 29, 2023 at 2:58 AM

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What was used in late medieval to early modern england for mensuration products?

Submitted by dragracesssss t3_yv78fx on November 14, 2022 at 5:59 PM

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Hong Xiuquan’s vision of god led him to rebel and establish his own kingdom

Submitted by urGremanFriedre t3_zw56oc on December 27, 2022 at 3:18 AM

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The locations of the Alexandrias: we all know of the one in Egypt, but Alexander founded up to 70 cities bearing his name. Here are some of the other ones I’ve discovered reading about ancient geography.

Submitted by babushkalauncher t3_ylcpl7 on November 3, 2022 at 7:47 PM

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Contemporary Reactions to Colonialism

Submitted by J1m1983 t3_109zfnr on January 12, 2023 at 1:17 PM

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Can someone explain to me why exactly Wu Tzu Hsu (6c. BC) was executed?

Submitted by AlwaysBored10711 t3_10np1gw on January 28, 2023 at 8:44 PM

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Bookclub and Sources Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_10wuvu0 on February 8, 2023 at 12:00 PM

38 comments

What did Egyptians think of other races and their surrounding nations?

Submitted by 3ayzamout t3_ygnr5n on October 29, 2022 at 4:17 PM

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Dating the Mahabharata war – A tale of eclipses, archaeology, and genealogies

hindustantimes.com

Submitted by SomeDesiGuy t3_ypeywv on November 8, 2022 at 7:58 AM

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World’s oldest Ottoman documents offer window into the past

euronews.com

Submitted by bhdz t3_yaggvv on October 22, 2022 at 6:48 AM

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Bookclub Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_ywrhl5 on November 16, 2022 at 12:00 PM

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Bookclub Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_z2naqw on November 23, 2022 at 12:00 PM

21 comments

Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_z5703a on November 26, 2022 at 1:00 PM

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America's First Muslims Were Slaves

voanews.com

Submitted by Breab1 t3_10e6r8q on January 17, 2023 at 8:08 AM

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What's the earliest case of iron-smelting with hard evidence?

Submitted by Ok-Goose-6320 t3_10lqhja on January 26, 2023 at 12:17 PM

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How was the Vandalic Kingdom (a "Germanic" tribal confederation, nowhere near coastlines) able to establish itself as the predominant naval power in the Mediterranean in such a short amount of time?

Submitted by Forcecoaster99 t3_z99lqd on December 1, 2022 at 1:11 AM

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When President Truman met Oppenheimer

Submitted by redditor3000 t3_zpu30w on December 19, 2022 at 3:09 PM

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Archaeologists uncover Roman villa complex in Kent - HeritageDaily - Archaeology News

heritagedaily.com

Submitted by GullyShotta t3_ycxj58 on October 25, 2022 at 6:10 AM

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Meet a medieval woman named 'Tora' who lived 800 years ago in Norway

livescience.com

Submitted by patatesogan t3_zc954g on December 4, 2022 at 12:53 PM

14 comments

A question/debate I don't see answered about German WW2 war economy

Submitted by KingHunter150 t3_10agrj9 on January 13, 2023 at 1:08 AM

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Did both parties adhere to classical liberalism in the early 1900s? What were the ideological differences between the parties in general and with respect to Progressivism?

Submitted by Convenience21 t3_1139481 on February 15, 2023 at 9:31 PM

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Bookclub Wednesday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_zlp4i4 on December 14, 2022 at 12:00 PM

33 comments

Simple/Short/Silly History Questions Saturday!

Submitted by AutoModerator t3_10neik9 on January 28, 2023 at 1:00 PM

40 comments