Did the United States use balloons in WW1? When did the military officially stop using balloons?

My real question is: When did the pro-slavery people of the US switch views?

Not trying to bring this up to cause any conflict. I just want to know the answer.

My friend is playing call of duty the new WW2 one that just came out. There’s a map with a GIANT cannon in the middle of it. It’s such a massive structure and it sits on a railroad track. I’m just curious what these were used for?

I've heard conflicting reports of this. Some say ancient Britons were only introduced to the bow after invasions by Germanic tribes, but others say they were aware of the weapon before this. Is there a definitive answer?

Disclaimer: blunder of english

Hello! so, the 9th and 10th centuries in south Italy, from my understanding were the centuries where the Lombard princes of Capua, Salerno and Benevento(how do you spell it correctly is one of life greatest mysteries), independent byzantine duchies like Gaeta, Napoli and Amalfi begun the process of building more and more fortified settlements outside the castle/city/whatever of the ruling lord. Which in turn lead to some sort of distributions of power and lose of territory for the prince/duke, how did churches/monasteries like Montecassino and Cava worked through those centuries? did they used the process of building new protected/unprotected settlements through agreements and buyouts of formerly princely and colonized new lands? were they independent from the duchies/Lombard princes?

How did it all grew even more complicated with the Normans? When Guaimar IV ruling as prince of Salerno and even Capua for a short time, he had the Normans as vassels, but it also known that Montecassino fortified their own lands due to the Norman threat. How did it worked into the 12 century as well and the formation of the kingdom of Sicily?

Was there some philosophical development in the idea of nations or nation-states during that time? It appears that Queen Matilda was the first person to have an “England” title. It also appears that the Duke of the Normans -> Duke of Normandy switch happened at the same time.

Rome 2/dvide et imperia was the inspiration for this question

I would like to do some research on Soviet partisan movements, but I have no clue where to start.

I have been studying the American colonies for the last few months, and I do not understand how Boston became a trade city. I have tried doing my own research into this specifically, only to turn up empty. Bassicly I don't understand how an isolationist community like the Puritans overcame this so quickly.

Hi all,

I'm writing in the hopes that perhaps an egyptologist may stumble across this and help me with this question. It seems like in the last ten years or so, people have been going gaga about Ancient Egypt. All I hear is a about how Egyptians had discovered electricity and built the pyramids with their alien brethren and so on and so on. But aside from those clearly crockpot ideas, there's also a camp of people who make other kinds of wild claims: that ancient egypt is far older than we think, that the pyramids were likely never used as elaborate coffins, and instead had cosmic purposes and yadayada. And I'm trying to separate out the horseshit from what we know, and that's proving quite difficult. And I should say that I have some knowledge of earlier civilizations (Sumer, in particular), and I can say unequivocally that even many "agreed upon" ideas about the ancient Sumerians are not rooted in fact, but rather conjecture. It seems like the field of archaeology in particular is prone to just making things up with every new discovery they find and trying to get papers published.

Basically, I wanted to find a source that has verifiable, accurate information about what we know about Ancient Egypt. I want to figure out how a sizable portion of egyptologists (non-academic) can make claims such as that the pyramids are 30k years old, or that they were never used as mausoleums. Can we carbon-date the pyramids, or have we?

I've grown extremely frustrated in my own pursuits because I've run into bullshit from laymen and academics alike, and short of travelling the world's libraries and booking a flight to Egypt I don't know how to get to the bottom of this.

e.g. the Sikh Empire

I've read about Gen. Groves working with Oppenheimer, providing necessary means to cut through red tape, enforcing discipline, and obtaining resources, but how much, aside from the final result, did Groves understand about the science itself?

I had a discussion with my history lecturer and he suddenly asked me the question. I searched online but I can' find any leads.

So this might be a stupid question.

I was watching Game of Thrones yesterday and admiring the costumes when I couldn't help but wonder if there is anything factual or actually based in history about the leather corsets, dramatic fur capes, and almost toga-like dresses they wear. Based on my knowledge of medieval style of dress I can't really think of an instance where people wore such a thing. Was there a time period where these things were actually worn, is the costume design inspired by various different styles from several periods, or is it entirely fiction?

What precedent is there for either house of the U.S. Congress to remove one of its own members? What is the procedure? Why has it been successful or unsuccessful in the past?

This is a very controversial question, but I have decided to post anyway.

On one hand I read that some Jews collaborated out of an attempt to save the lives of those around them. Some Jewish Police also acted as informants for their fellow Jews, forewarning them if another anti-Jewish action was about to occur.

Which is pretty heartwarming.

On the other hand, in other sources I read, (very sadly) some of them were outright recruited from criminal elements, and actively assisted the German Order Police in rounding up their fellows to be deported to extermination camps.

What was the view of regular Jews towards these collaborators? Did any of the collaborators manage to save the lives of fellow Jews in the act of collaboration itself?