My grandmother has dementia, and I want to get her a small present for Christmas. I was thinking about a candy or delicatessen type item that would have been considered very fancy when she was a kid. But what would have been fancy to a kid in the South in the 30s? Thanks for any help!

Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States from 1969 until 1974, the only president to resign the office. He had previously served as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961, and prior to that as both a U.S. Representative and Senator from California. (from Wiki)

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I'm curious about what things people defended from his tenure as well as things that people might point to as making up for his crimes.

Not only towards the time of his resignation, but as the investigation rolled on (I see it began in 1972; his resignation occurred in 1974.) did he still have many staunch supporters stating he was innocent? were there still people trying to claim that his words/actions were being misinterpreted, misunderstood, or twisted to fit a narrative? Was there any theory involving the deep state trying to besmirch his name? Are there still people trying to suggest such a notion?

During the Napoleonic Wars, how would children end up on navy ships in this time period? What kind of families did they come from (rich or poor)? What part did children/teenagers play in the navy?

While reading about the fabulously wealthy King of Mali, I saw a quote from a biographer about the king's father. Apparently he became convinced that there was an edge to the Atlantic and after one unsuccessful expedition, set it to discover it himself. What would drive him to do that, and what was he expecting to find?

Hi! I've read through a ton of /u/jschooltiger 's posts and have started on suggested reading. I am a big Age of Sail fan and wargamer, and was looking for info on a specific topic. Do any of you have any good books you would suggest on the following:

1. The logistics of supply and victualling in the Royal Navy during the 18th century

2. The logistics of maintaining communication with and control of ships

The second one I am particularly interested in. I was reading on Churchill's issues on controlling the fleet during WW2, and not quite knowing where ships we're at any given time. This issues would be unfathomably more difficult during the age of sail.

How were letters delivered from ships to the admiralty and back when sailing in distant waters?

Edit: As I’m looking more into this I’ve found several studies that seem to believe it never actually took place even though primary sources say it did. Potentially a metaphor for the poor and destitute, with no actual “crusade”? I’m fascinated by this.

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Enola Gay took off the Tinian island, how did the bomb get there?

The Turk's anatolian conquests were lucrative, as was the capture of Constantinople. But as the Ottomans pushed into eastern europe and the rugged balkans, were the conquered territories ultimately worth it from an economic perspective?

This is more a technical question than a knowledge based one. I am writing a paper about propaganda relating to the Battle of Trafalgar. One British article claimed that they pulled a report out of a French newspaper about the battle, but there is no record of this report in the French paper. So, I have a statement along of the lines of, "between 21 October and 8 November, the alleged article was not published in the French paper." How do I cite this? Do I put in a single citation for the online newspaper database in general, or do I need to include a URL for every day in the time range?

I apologize if this type of question does not belong here.

See it all the time in movies. An official deed or contract is presented and held as law. Particularly from England to the Americas during 1600’s to 1700’s. Someone brings me a contract and I don’t like it. I tear it up. Who holds the contract accountable without a piece of paper?

Just something I’ve had on my mind for a while.

Apologies if this is the wrong place to post.

I had never previously thought of how odd the setting circumstances of Dirty Dancing was until I saw the exact same thing in Amazon's the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel where they went to vacation all summer at an all inclusive camp with planned activities and fancy cabins. I'm very curious as to if this was the norm for rich American families back in the day and how they were to able to take such long holidays/if PTO was different back then.

There seems to be some debate as to whether or not he saw it at all. Was a copy even sent to him or was it just circulated in the colonies?

A high noon duel is one of the staple myths of Western fiction. The rivals would meet on a street and would draw their revolvers at noon to shoot each other. However, the Western cinema is greatly exaggerated and covered in legends. The guns were faulty and the towns were much calmer anyway. Is there a mention of such duel happening in reality? Did any of the famous gunslingers participate in it?

Asked this before, got no answer. I know the Ugandans found them eventually, but how did they land without anyone seeing or hearing a huge military aircraft?

Would you know of a book/website/article/author etc that outlines a general 'everyday life of people in X time period'? For example, how would a individual living in the United States during the Napoleonic Wars go around their everyday lives? I'm not interested in their connections with notable events or people/politics. Just how they ate, prepared food, worked, socialized, fit within their community, found partners, practiced religion, etc. The period i'm most interested in is late eighteenth century western Europe, circa 1789-1815 (if I had to slap a date on there). Perhaps a biography of someone from that period? Anything you would recommend?

Hope that made sense. For context i'm writing a fiction and want to set my universe in this time period. First post on this subreddit so thanks for any help!! (And point me somewhere else if you deem it more appropriate)