I was just curious how wounded warveterans were treated after a war or battle? Did they get some kind of repayment?

Apologies if this a bit too law specific for this subreddit.

To what extent is the US Constitution merely codification of what was English common law back when it was written? If it is to a significant extent, are there many cases where English common law has evolved but the US Constitution has not?

One example my friend had when posed this question was the right to a jury trial, which he said was common in England when the Constitution was written, but nowadays the US practices it as England did back in the 1770s while England has restricted the right to a much smaller set of cases. Based on my own research, this seems to be true, although it's completely out of my expertise. Are there other such examples?

The clarinet is a pretty key component of Klezmer music, and just about every film about Jewish people in Eastern Europe seems to rely on that distinctive trill with the clarinet to set the mood of a scene at some point. How did it come to be such a central instrument of the genre?

How did his ideas break away from the norm of contemporary thought (particularly scholasticism and Cartesianism)? Did any of his ideas uphold or build upon contemporary ideas? Essentially, I guess what I'm asking is: why was Newton such a big deal back in the day?

I was reading William H. Prescott's "The Conquest of Mexico" and I've got to say that it provides an engaging account of the battle at Otumba - however, he seems to skate over the identity of the Aztec leaders except for a brief mention of a commander named Cihuaca (who is said to have been slain by Cortés himself).

Do we know who he was and/or who the other leaders were?

I was just thinking about it and couldn't come up with an answer. My Asian history knowledge is basically non-existent so I'm curious.

So in the very beginning (3000 BC) the cultural and main center of the world was in Mesopotamia and Egypt etc. so the big antique civilizations in the Middle-East.

With a big leap forward came the Greeks then the Romans shifting this center closer and closer to the heart of Europe.

Then when the Roman Empire fell the Arabs preserved the legacy of the antique world, then when the Dark Age passed for Europe they could newly discover the knowledge thanks to the Arabians while the Arabs began to dwindle in relevancy until the Ottomans.

And after that there's only Europe... discovering America and all.

I know that before Christ the Asian cultures were pretty big I mean India and China. And they had pretty strong inventions at hand, like gunpowder for the Chinese. And their religion was by no means as restrictive as the Christianity during the inquisition.

So how come that Asians didn't discover America ? (they are even closer to it than Europeans)

Is the relevancy of Asia so small because everything in school is taught with a "European-eye"? (as in views centered around Europe). I come to think of it Asian art was never taught in school. Is it because the culture is much less refined?

Did he ever write why he did?

And what great strategic threat did a victorious Germany actually represent to United States interests that the US was willing to undertake a war across the Atlantic which it knew would be massively costly in blood and treasure?

For that matter, what reasons beyond benevolence did the United States have for aiding Britain and France with programs like Lend-Lease before its entrance into the war?

I've looked over the book list but I thought i'd ask for a more specific time period.

I am going to be doing an independent study on medieval eastern European history and I need to read and write on eight different books. Any country, or topic goes so long as it can fit into medieval eastern European history. I am interested in Medieval Russian history but I'm down for reading anything so long as it is interesting.

If you guys could recommend any good books and why I'd really appreciate it.

It sounds so much like Ruiz that I have to ask. Is there evidence of people named Ruys in the low countries before its personal union with Spain?

I guess people have probably always gone in the water for fun or to cool off, but when did it become about soaking in the sun and a social event?

So I have listened to many recordings of songs from the USAF Heartland of America Band, and from what I can find on their website their goal is to provide outstanding performances from musicians dedicated to music and the US military initiatives. But Then I look into the USAF band, and see the same thing. My private teacher in HS was a US Marine Band member, and as far as I understood they had similar purpose.

I'm asking this here because I feel this sub is relevant, as some people here may know why different military bands split and exist. Even some background on why different ensembles exist, why some split, why they are so distinct from one another, would be very interesting and helpful!

Tl;dr why the hell are there so many distinct military bands in the US, even within the US Armed Forces?