Eg did people living in 1865 refer to the 1840s as "the 40s"?

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For this round, let’s look at: Oral Literature! Epics, urban legends, folklore...let’s, uh, write about things that must only ever be spoken!

Next time: Ceremonies

After the establishment of what I would consider our modern holiday calendar, what holidays have changed over the years? Have any holidays risen to be widely celebrated? And what holidays have faded into history that were once celebrated?

For instance, did they mean schizophrenia? Clinical depression? Bipolar disorder? Or was it just a catch-all?

I'm asking for general, long term causes, and specific ones, like the general and war theorists that decided to actually get rid of cavalry.
And, to come to the original question that brought me to post this, when was the last cavalry charge? Was it recent enough to be photographed/depicted?

Was the refusal of aid really such a leading cause or was it only a pretext used by those already eager for war? Who were the leading figures involved in the offer and refusal of relief aid.

Also how common was relief aid in the ancient world following natural disasters.

I am currently in Senior year in Highschool and have to write a history essay containing around 15 pages. Since we can freely choose our topics, I wanted to write my essay about Ancient Rome and the two emerging factions during the late republic, populares and optimates. Does anyone have some advice for me on how I could structure the essay? I don’t really know how since I have never written such a long history essay essay Thanks

From what I’ve read, the Soviet Union led the space race until the mid-60’s, but unable to send a person to the moon.

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I was thinking about it and what are the differences?

I was thinking about Mr. Sunshine for a bit since I think that, along with the Naresuan era of Thai history, the Meiji Restoration and late Joseon Era are also underrated eras of history that I feel should be more represented due to the effects of Western colonialism and industrializing at the turn of the century affecting those countries.

So let’s set the scene; let’s say that you’re one of the following:

• A US Marine captain

• A British Army major

• A French Navy commander

• A Russian Army colonel

If you were one of the following above and were stationed in a foreign country (let’s say, Japan and/or Korea/Joseon); just how much respect would you garner from locals, the native government, the indigenous military forces of the nation you’re in, other nations posted there with their own delegations and troops, etc.? As a military officer, would you have some level of diplomatic immunity (if such a concept even existed during that time)? How would you be treated?

I read that they'd be issued Tommy guns but then other sources say they'd be issued the M1 Carbine instead.

I understand that Byzantine is a modern misnomer, but did people outside of the Empire call them Romans? Specifically, would people in Rome view them as Roman? And what did people inside and outside of the empire call the empire? Thanks.

I don't like Peter's Green approach on Hellenism, since it only covers the post Alexandrian political aspect. I'm more inclined for a Book covering Hellenic culture as a whole: its history since the Dark Ages, religion, politics, expanse, influences and influenced, philosophy, to how it shaped the world we live in today.

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