I saw some research saying it came from Dr.Willard Bliss who treated James Garfield.

I heard recently that Lowell Thomas was sent to Europe by Woodrow Wilson to find and report on a story that would catch the US public's imagination and make them want to enter World War I. Thomas found trench warfare boring. When he heard about what was happening in Arabia, he went there, found T. E. Lawrence working with the Arabians, and popularized (or, more aptly, sensationalized) him as "Lawrence of Arabia". But did Thomas succeed in his mission of enticing Americans to support entry into World War I?

Hello, /r/AskSocialScience!

Currently in Denmark, there's a documentary series being shown that investigates the era in Denmark during which child pornography was legal to import, edit, sell, distribute and consume (production still being illegal), spanning from 1969 (when the ban on pornography in general was lifted, a world first) until 1980 when it was made illegal.

Before it was finally outlawed in 1980, there had been a law proposal, only a year before, which tried to achieve the same, but which failed to pass, with the main argument against a ban being that there had been a big drop in child sexual abuse cases since pornography became legal, and an even bigger drop since child pornography had started to emerge and become freely available.

One of the chief experts at the time, whose research supported this view, was the Danish criminologist Berl Kutchinsky, and opponents of the ban would often cite his data and research on the subject.
The documentary, however, features a brief interview with a Danish professor in sexology, who states that more recent studies on the same subject have not been unambiguous, with some reaffirming Kutchinsky's thoughts and others rejecting them, and that it's thus still unclear if there is a correlation. That part of the documentary was very brief, however, and did not go in-depth on what current research shows, as its focus is documenting this time period, rather than societal ramifications of child pornography.

I'm interested to hear more about what current research shows, and whether there's a larger consensus in the field on whether access to child pornography has an effect on the number of cases of child sexual abuse, based on data from this historical period in Denmark (or similar instances in other countries, where the legalisation of pornography in general was not immediately followed up by a ban on child pornography).

I'm sorry if this question doesn't fit within the scope of this subreddit - however, I figured that since most data on this subject would be well beyond the twenty year rule, the question might be acceptable. If the mods disagree, then, of course, they should feel free to delete this post.

Thank you!

Reposted from the main history sub. Hoping to get some more answers.

I've been doing a lot of reading lately, specifically concerning the American Revolution. Now, I was taught all through elementary and high school (have yet to take a Revolution course in college) that George Washington lost more battles than he won. It's commonly accepted that he lost seven battles: Fort Necessity, Long Island, Kip's Bay, White Plains, Fort Washington, Brandywine, and Germantown. Yet, I also count nine victories: Jumonville Glenn, the Siege of Boston, Harlem Heights, both battles of Trenton, Princeton, White Marsh, Monmouth, and Yorktown. Now, some might not give credit to Washington for the Siege of Boston, saying that it was only a handful of skirmishes following the British retreat into the city. Fair enough. And others might call Monmouth a draw, but I would disagree with this. Even so, Washington's military record would stand a 7-7 without those two battles. And another question, Washington often gets blamed for the defeat at Long Island, but wasn't Israel Putnam more at fault? The books and articles I've read indicate he was to blame, although they didn't go into much detail (and, in my opinion, I would blame Congress, not Washington or Putnam; they ordered the Continental Army to defend New York Harbor without any navy whatsoever. Seems like a recipe for disaster).

It seems so strange that these two countries on opposite sides of the world teamed up to accomplish separate but similar goals. Both of them wanted world domination? Or did Japan just want China, while Germany just wanted Europe? Would they have co-existed if they had won the war, or would they eventually have turned on each other? Sorry, I know that last one is theoretical.

I know several man made objects are visible from the ISS. I'm not sure if the front lines of the Western Front would be visible though.

Sorry if this is considered a what if question.

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Were they just used to it?

So, I was looking at picking up American Sphinx, but I've seen a lot of people say that it assumes you already know a great deal about him. What is the definitive biography (preferably one available on kindle) of him?

How did humans measure years before Jesus? At what point did they believe was the beginning of time? Or did they keep track of years at all?

I was wondering if there are any examples of nuclear deposits effects being noticed in sources prior to the widespread use of the them for bombs etc. For example the effect on a medieval settlement that set up too close to a Uranium deposit, or maybe accidentally coming across it mining.

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I've seen some conflicting views in my effort to find the answer to this question and was looking for expert advice. I've seen some theories that it was to stop the spread of Islam west, or to allow an outlet for warriors of Europe that wasn't Christian on Christian violence. Just looking for some clarity.

I've seen it in many documentaries from around the 1940's- a long billboard which displays scrolling text using thousands of lightbulbs above the entrance to a building. I assumed this was in Times Square, but have been unable to find any information about where it was or or how it works. Does anyone know? I'd assume there would be some way to program it, but pre digital computing, how did they do it? With punch cards or something?

Reposting from ELI5