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In third grade I learned that Gerald Ford was the only president who was never elected because he took office after Nixon’s resignation and wasn’t re-elected. Millard Fillmore however, succeeded Taylor after his death and also wasn’t re-elected. Why isn’t he considered the same as Ford? Was it because the whigs nominated him for VP rather than being chosen by the president?

It's at the confluence of the Mississippi and the Ohio, near the border between the North and South (as defined in Civil War terms). St. Louis, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, etc. all sit on regionally important confluences, so why didn't Cairo see a similar development?

In the book Silk Roads, their is a chapter that hints at the scale of trafficking and sale of various europeans by various groups such as the vikings and romans. My impression is that this trade was remarkablly lucrative and served as a major economic "good" for trade in history. Is there some hooks out there that focus on this topic? Not just during roman times, but especially following the "fall of rome." During the dark ages what role did tradficing play as a source of wealth for early political power units such as in the one that rose in "france" or other locations which eventually became monarchies in the feudal world?

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I am doing an essay on the topic above and was looking for some advice on what to search up on.

Another post mentioned something about Cuba being a symbol of a socialist country in US's back yard, which would obviously intimidate them.

Other than that, I am looking for some starting points and inspiration - everything is appreciated!

Thanks :)

I understand that there was a ban in ancient roman upon highrises (I think it was around 6 stories I maybe wrong), but if a ban was lifted how tall could a highrise get?

Apologies if the premise of this question is incorrect, or if this is out of the scope of this subreddit.

My understanding is that, in cultures which lived in areas where growing wheat, barley, rye, etc., bread seemed to be the preferred way to consume these cereals. (And still is!) The cultural importance of bread is referenced in English slang and phrases ("bread" or "dough" as money, "breaking bread," to name a few.) It seems counterintuitive to me that the more processed, presumably more difficult-to-produce product would be the more popular. What cultural or practical factors lead to the dominance of flour-based foods?

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I have been reading today from a link in an answer here about Medieval names. In particular I am seeing that people stuck very much to names from within their own culture. This is more or less true up to my generation in England but I see that my great-nieces and great-nephews have names from all over the world. Was this a matter of stigma in historical eras (particularly the Tudor) or was it just a matter of not knowing other names?

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Has there ever been a confirmed kill in history from a battleship depth charging a Submarine?

I was reading the Wikipedia entry for Musashi (Yamato's sister) and there was a part where it mentioned depth charge racks were installed on her fantail. Were these ever used or even loaded with depth charges?

Did any other battleship get this treatment and have any successfully sunk a sub using depth charges?

I'm thinking of picking up Immerman's CIA in Guatemala: The Foreign Policy of Intervention, but considering that it was published in 1982, I'm wondering if there's any more modern works on the subject just due to the fact that more information may have come out about the CIA's involvement since the publication of his novel.

Every time an old picture makes it to the front page, there's bound to be at least one comment talking about how everyone wears suits and tie, even to places like the beach. I'm just curious as to when and why that changed.

I first read this story long time ago in Stefan Zweig's "Marie Antoinette - The Portrait of an Average Woman". As the story goes in the book, some young German students visited the site and one of them was furious when he noticed that the tapestry represented a myth/tale of Jason, Medea and Creusa, which is a prime example of unhappy marriage. Later on it is revealed that the student is Goethe. So my question is whether it is possible that this actually happened? Are there any other stories (memoirs of Goethe himself maybe) that would back it up? Even if the part with Goethe is not true, was there actually such tapestry in the wedding venue?

During the Tudor period of the 1500s, would people have used nicknames for their children in intimate settings?

I know the name pool at the time was considerably smaller than it is now, so many children had the same name. Would it be likely that a child named Elizabeth may have been called Lizzie by a parent, or Anne nicknamed Annabelle?

Thanks!

I need this for an assessment. I've been trying to gather information of people like Malcolm X, but all I'm getting is biographies. Help will be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.