Hello,

How did American citizens handle garbage in 1929, especially in New York? Did they just throw the garbage in the street, or did they have a trash can area near their building?

Thank you!

I saw in the trailer that the woman would be burned alive if her husband lost the duel, is that true?

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I’ve recently been getting into Tudor history, by watching or reading an article or two here and there, so I wanted to ask if anyone had good entry level books on the Tudor dynasty. I want a book that can help me get a good picture of the events that happened during that time, something that can help me get the broader strokes of it all.

Was post WW1 Europe already an atheist and agnostic society or atleast more than we believe?
Or was this secularism simply official policy disguising a de facto religious nature?

Considering the crusades and the more recent push to make colonial subjects in Africa christian why was Jerusalem not more significant?

I read somewhere that Chandragupta Maurya managed to conquer Indian lands and unite India partly because Alexander the Great had already destroyed the power of many smaller rulers and kingdoms of India. How true is it?

As the title says, sorry if the question breaks the rules as this is more of a question about the sub than a question of history. But I joined the sub a few weeks ago with the hope of reading some interesting historical stuff. But every time I click on a post it will say there are 10-50 comments on the post. But then when I go in to look, I don't see anything but a post by a mod talking about how if the comment isn't good it will be deleted. Is this an issue on my end or has all those comments just been deleted?

I was reading about Rome's aqueducts and the thought occurred to me that it must've been very easy to "clog" the aqueducts way upstream and limit the water leading into the city. A few days or maybe even weeks without all the expected water could really cause some damage to Rome.

Did none of Rome's enemies ever think to do this? Would it have been easy to fix and as such no longer a strong tactic? I can't imagine the aqueducts were guarded. Did this happen and we just never hear about it?

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I'm aware this likely crosses the 20 year boundary in regards to post 9/11 changes in the interpretations of the law. I'm still posting it because I figure the change might be rooted in the 2001 AUMF which could be covered by the scope of this subreddit.

In Ghost Wars Steve Kolls claims that in the 90s the targeted killing of Osama bin Laden - possibly with a Predator drone predecessor - was considered but ultimately rejected as an option because of questions of legality, instead the CIA opted for attempting to capture him with the help of local fighters (which had a far smaller chance of success and ultimately led nowhere).

But at a later point the CIA obviously started doing such targeted killings, including with drones.

I wonder: How did that change came to be?

Recently I needed to do some research on african history for school and I got into it. Do you have any recomendations on what and where I can read or watch to learn more? Right now I'm reading "Old Africa Rediscovered" by Basil Davidson and "African Religions and Philosophy" by John Mbiti

How much money did he spend on this education and where did he get the money?

I always knew there were various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms throughout the early medieval period but I didn't realize that it became the kingdom of England for a relatively short period before the Normans came.

It seems like the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of England didn't really get to mature into its own identity.

I know William the Conqueror faced rebellions and crushed the North but was there a threat of Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, etc returning into independent realms?

Why is the murder of more than one million cambodians is considered a genocide if it was done by cambodians?

One of the things I hate about the news is they seldom, if ever, provide historical context for global conflicts, especially when actual violence is involved. Be it Israel and Palestine, Iran and the U.S., or more recently, Russia and Ukraine, the historical context of said conflict is often ignored when it could provide the public with a deeper understanding of its significance, consequences, and pragmatic solution. That being said, I am extremely curious about the historical context and origins of Russia/Putin's interest in Ukraine. Could anyone explain the historical context of this modern conflict to me, or provide a link to an article that would?