Hello, all. Today, I kicked a rock with toothpicks in my foot. Metaphorically.

I referred to my sister’s friend as a tw/nk, which heretofore I hadn’t realized was a pejorative term. In the queer spaces I inhabited online the word was treated lightheartedly, so I understood it as a generic term for a skinny, non-traditionally masculine boy, much like a bear (b/ar?) was a burly man. I understand now that I was wrong, and I find it particularly egregious given that I’m also queer. I don’t know enough about LGBT+ history (even though I do seek it out), so I’d like to ask where I can find out more so I can start unlearning all the internalized prejudices I have.

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Long story short, I'm going back to college next semester and I've decided to try to get my bachelor's degree in history. My only worry is that since I'm studying in the US the amount of debt might be significant and everyone keeps telling me there are no good jobs out there for people with history degrees. Have any of you gone through something similar here? If so, what was your experience after graduating?

There is a lot of talk about the 5 good emperors their accomplishments and good character but they were not the only ones that ruled during that time. Why is Lucius Verus omitted from being discussed jointly with the 5? Was he a bad ruler( in any context), or was it that he didnt accomplish anything of note?

I was trying to wrap my head around why Nepal and Bhutan were so lucky compared to the rest of India and I just can’t figure it out.

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Were there plans on where and when to use the Atomic bomb while it was being developed?

This has always seemed to been glossed over in any history texts I’ve read. It goes from large slave populations in the ancient world, to not hearing much about slavery, and then an explosion of African slaves during the mercantile system.

Early U.S. racism appeared to extend to both Africans and Native Americans, why were only (or primarily) Africans enslaved?

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Hey guys,

I am in the process of choosing a dissertation topic for my MA in history and would like to focus on East Asia generally or Japan specifically.

Thing is, I do not speak Chinese, Japanese or any other language of this region. Thus I was wondering if the use of primary sources in translation (say from Japanese to English) would still be considered primary sources during the writing of a dissertation. I do not mean through a textbook, commentary or analysis but "plain" translation of a primary text.

Thanks in advance for any answer!

When did officer training shift from such a young age to a modern minimum of 17 years old?

Is there an online archive or database that collects seminal texts and articles for your field in history? Say I wanted to dive into reading on American immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Where would I turn to for reading beyond simply random googling for disparate texts? How do I find out about newly published work when it comes out in the field, or which journals to subscribe to? I know somewhat about the importance of H Net, but also don't know exactly how to navigate it.

I’ve often seen 1326 cited as the year that the cannon was introduced to Western Europe. Alongside this, from my knowledge, there is evidence the English used primitive bombards in 1346 at Crécy. Assuming my information is correct, how long did it take for powder artillery to supersede non-powder artillery in ubiquity after these dates. Additionally, for how long did non-powder artillery coexist with powder artillery?

I have read up about holocaust denial, and see many resources in this sub to address it, however, what to do about people who claim the Holodomor was not genocide?

In everything that I read from this period, people are constantly referencing Greek and Roman historical figures. The " classics" were a major part of the standard curriculum in many countries, certainly in the U.S. Fresh off the age of enlightenment and with no shortage of great English speaking authors, it's odd that they were looking back so far for reading material. How and why did so many come to study the ancient Greek and Latin world and why did the practice stop?

So we're all told that the Dark Ages (resulting from the collapse of the Roman Empire) was a period were human technology went backwards; but the Byzantines were around and were a pretty sizeable nation up until 1200 or so.

What went wrong? After all, the geeks invented the first-known computer: Antikythera mechanism. They had the best scientists, libraries, etc. One can't help but reckon what could've been!

I was watching a 1960s episode of Star Trek and the ship computer had a robot voice. I also think Lost in Space had a robot voice. When and how did the concept of robot voice enter the public consciousness?

I’d assume he is because it’s not often that a story comes to light with no inspiration, but given any data and information historians have if he was a real how similar was he in real life to how he is portrayed in movies, shows, etc. also if his associates were real too how different are they portrayed from what histories have gathered on them as well?

If you look at other areas in Europe, like Albania and Bosnia, which were also under Ottoman rule, the majority of the population is Islamic. Even if we use Spain as an example, most of the population there was converted by the Moors.

But Greece today is almost completely Christian, despite being under Ottoman rule for hundreds of years. Why is there not a big Islamic presence in Greece, like there is in the Balkans?

Wouldn't the numerically superior enemy win during melee engagements?

Hey guys!

Im trying to learn as much as I can about my grandfather who fought in ww2. Any information about it is welcomed. I was windering if anyone would know anything about U.S. Army Infantry 90th Battalion Company C. He was a chemical mortar man. Again any info would be great. Thanks!