I remember in grade school (~15 years ago) that we still didn't know what happened to the settlers. Has anything new come to light in that time to give a more concrete answer?

Almost every major Texas city today has at least two "circular" or beltway highways: one around the downtown area, and another further out toward the edge of the city, with other highways acting as spokes on the wheel. The largest Texas cities all have more though:

San Antonio has the Downtown Circulator, I-410, TX-1604, and the makings of another circular route formed by TX46, 123, 97, and 173.

Houston has a Downtown Circulator, I-610, TX-8, and TX-99 (Grand Parkway).

Dallas and Fort Worth both have their own downtown loops and beltways as well.

Even smaller cities like Crockett, Lufkin, Carthage, Nacogdoches, Victoria, Abilene, Amarillo, and Lubbock all have ring-road systems.

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I've tried looking at other states with similar geography and what I find is that some states have similar formations, but far less defined, while other places seem to be much more grid-based. I'm interested in learning about how highways in Texas were historically planned, and if any of that may have lead to the formation of what seems to me like wheel and spoke cities.

I hope that this is the appropriate place to post this question, since I'm interested in what historically lead to this development, but please let me know if there is somewhere else this question might be better located. Thank you in advance!

It seems that after 1942 that the British Army used more American equipment where possible - including tanks. Was the switch to American equipment because British tanks and equipment were trash? Easier for the Americans to produce tanks and so on, or something else. Or am I just wrong?

Secondly, why would the debtors accept or follow this law if it lost them large amounts of their money?

The more I read about Caesar the more I like him. I know he was a dictator. But the few things I've read seem to paint him in a really good light.

the germans had a least 1000 effective men there, and they had plenty of time to dig in. a soldier can fire a rifle at least 5 times a minute. the german rifles were certainly accurate out to 500 yards. now add in machine guns, mortars and other weapons. it seems like the trenches in ww1 did better.

I've always wondered about the service industry from the past. It seems like "milk man" services were ubiquitous at one point (if popular culture and anecdotes from baby boomers are to be believed). As in, everyone used the milk man to get fresh milk delivered to their door.

My question is simple: was the cost of milk from these services comparable for the same quantity of milk one can procure from the grocery store today? What would be the difference in cost adjusted for today's dollars? I'm curious what portion of one's income families were spending on this iconic service.

I was wondering if there were any items or documents from ww2 in the U.S would have to be confidential to this day

​A few developments that come to mind: The strength of Jamaica's recording industry; influence of U.S. Jazz, Soul etc. via radios; a particularly hot summer that called for slower grooves, supposedly leading from ska to rocksteady; religious influence of rastafari via Ethiopia, including on drum circles; ​the studio wizardry of the early dub producers. Would be glad to get more in-depth info and/or reading recommendations about the topic - also regarding what role Jamaican politics and economy played at the time for these impressive artistic developments and huge musical output for a (comparatively) smaller country.

I have just gotten an approval to conduct independent research on the Literary Tropes and Perceptions of Medieval German writers and chroniclers during the reigns of Emperor's Otto I and Frederick I "Barbarossa".

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I have no idea where to look for the medieval sources, secondary sources, and Chronicles for these two Emperors during their reigns.

Does anyone know of a database, or links to these sources in the authentic and original German?

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Thank you guys!

Broadway wasn’t quite formed before the 20th century, but theater was still a cultural aspect of 19th century America. I’m interested in what professional theater in pre-Reconstruction Era America looked like outside of the now “only” commonly known event relating to theater from the time—the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Wikipedia mentions that the "social economic balance greatly changed with the introduction of the bubonic plague to northern Norway in December 1349" but it does not describe how it changed or why it changed besides the plague disproportionately impacting Norse.

I know "Medieval English" is a very broad group of people with many different ideas, but was there a general consensus on what Stonehenge was? Did they know of the people who made it or did they think it was supernatural? Was it viewed as something of importance or just ignored? They obviously didn't tear it down for building supplies so it must have held some value.

I've heard that the evidence surrounding the Library of Alexandria were rather dubious, so now I'm questioning the legitimacy of any of the wonders' existences.

When did this split occur, in the US at least, or even other cultures? Also, what would have caused this?

Hey, guys. A group of us are trying to put together a pitch bible for a TV show we're putting together. One of the characters is a ghost who died as a soldier during the Mexican American War (on the Mexican side). I'm trying to get more details on the uniforms, ranks, etc. of the Mexican army of that time.

I'm also trying to find out more about the war in general. It's been awhile since I learned about this war.

Honestly, anything can help. I'm one of the main writers, so I want to make sure my history is as accurate as possible. I hate to be inaccurate.

Thanks in advance!

Edit: The character we're looking at would either be the equivalent of a private or corporal. So whatever that uniform would be and the rank title, duties, etc.

I've been looking for a book, at least 200 pages in size, covering China from the 1911 revolution to the end of the Chinese civil war. Including info about the politics, wars, and warlord cliques as well. As I am a high school student, a book I can get on Google Play Books or Amazon easily would be best. Thanks!

I had read that the cod fisheries in Newfoundland were sort of symbiotic with the sugar plantations down south, importing salt & rum and exporting cheap salt cod to feed the slaves, but the details have always been a bit vague.