There is a video of his match but it's very dated and many could make the argument that it's fake.

My grandfather enlisted in the Navy at 16 years old and served on the USS West Virginia during WWII. Was underage enlistment like this common in the U.S.?

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If it helps answer the question, he was raised in Nashville, TN and by all accounts grew up rather poor.

I know that this is a current event, but I'm looking for parallels from the past. It seems to me that there's no way to prevent, in the long term, a country who is determined to buy or develop technology from getting it- unless you change the regime or bomb them into the stone age, that is.

Were the allies ever as leaky sieve as the germans/japan and were we aware of it?

I am asking this as an American. As I know "No taxation without representation" is commonly cited as a rallying cry for the American Revolution. But also the question applies more broadly. Why not grant Canadians/Australians/Indian subjects representation in Parliament? Considering these territories are independent now, it seems like there must have been pretty strong reasoning for why Britain would prefer to grant independence than representation.

By valuable I mean like scientist, military strategist, economists, . . . etc

Malcolm X's autobiography is one of the most gripping books I ever read, even when taking the retelling of events with a grain of salt. When discussing it online, Marable's work has been invoked a couple of times, mostly to tear into the myth and suggest that his integrity was compromised by his personal issues.

I tried getting my hands on Marable's work to pry into it myself, but haven't been able to. I tried Googling around to gauge public opinion, but there's a lot of stuff out there. Some reviews suggest that Marable's work fleshes him out as a real flawed human instead of a mythic superhero, enhancing his legacy, while some others suggest that it banks on salaciousness and unsubstantiated speculation to undermine not only his revolutionary appeal with certain demographics, but to engender a distrust of people who speak "truth to power" in general as hypocrites and such.

It won the Pulitzer prize, but it also prompted the release of a collection of counter-essays, "A Lie of Reinvention". And, apparently, there are various verified mistakes within Marable's work.

Could anyone here point me in the right direction?

This question was prompted by the book Lost to the West. Lars Brownworth makes mention of these Christian ascetics and specifically recounts a story of one descending from his pillar to chastise an Emperor over a dispute. I was curious enough to search about them. These men were, apparently, highly respected in the Christian community, revered as living saints, and an important part of early Christianity.

What I can't find is what this tradition developed out of, how they became so influential that one could chastise an Emperor, and why this tradition seems to simply disappear at some point.

Could anyone enlighten me?

ASIDE: I'm aware that this book probably isn't the most reliable thing on the planet given that it uses the whole 'Dung Ages' concept and reads like propaganda but I have a passing interest in the Byzantines ever since they were a faction in Age of Empires II when I was a kid. On that note... any historians know of anything potentially better for a layman with an interest in history about the Byzantines?

I was recently having a discussion with my friend regarding this and was curious if there was a common opinion.

Hi there,

I am a student scientist and I am working for a wonderful and brilliant neurologist who I would like to buy a gift for at the end of my service.

She is a real medical history nut - but I think she is fairly specific to medicine/neurology in the New York area in her history knowledge. I think she is most interested in what you guys would call modern medicine - medicine from about 1920's to modern day. She also grew up and studied medicine in West Virginia, so perhaps she would like something pertaining to there as well.

I was thinking of getting her something that speaks to this medical history interest of hers, but I am having trouble thinking of something great. I don't really want it to be too academic and heavy - more like something light and fun. Perhaps a medical history graphic novel? Or something of that weight. If anyone has any ideas I would REALLY appreciate it. Thank you so much!!

A better question would be in general in all nations' armor corps, but I am very fascinated with German armor of ww2.

So we have an armor battalion. Let's say the composition are panzer 4's, Panthers and tigers. Were heavily armored tanks like the tiger were given to more experienced crewman? Was there a hierarchy of tanks, in which if the crew was promoted, was given a better tank?

I'm drunk on an airplane watching JFK.

I got in an argument with my father about the founding fathers and their concepts of capitalism and free market. It stemmed from my support of Bernie Sanders and socialist tendencies.

Did the founding fathers have a concept of communal economy or were they set on capitalistic ideals?

And what were the pros and cons of each?