I understand that sarsens 17, 18, 19, and 20 are missing from Stonehenge. These sarsens are forty ton blocks. What is the most current theory on what could have happened to them?

source: August 2, 1932 articles in New York Times

I am hearing this a lot in my country (Pakistan) that Hitler killed German cricket team and eliminated cricket from the country after a match between visiting British team and Germany ended up in a draw. Hitler saw the match and when he learnt that the match ended with no result he was very angry about the time lost in the process.

Googling did not yield any decisive results. Thank you in advance.

I've been fascinated lately by the hipster and beatnik cultures of the 40s and 50s, and I'm wondering how prevalent was use of drugs like marijuana, cocaine and heroin in these cultures and in American society as a whole at the time?

I'm pretty uneducated on the topic of Rhodesia and it's history, but I'd like to learn and don't really have the time to read page after page online or in history books. All I really know is that it's now Zimbabwe.

Was there some sort of economic boost for Germans from the increase of territory? Or was it just ideological, "reuniting the Germanic peoples" and all that? If necessary, assume that Hitler had stopped at Poland and 'won' the war. I'm curious more about intent and if it was logical than if it actually played out that way due to allied interference.

I'm writing a paper that expects me to take a stance on a person in history's legacy, and I choose Bismarck. However, the more research I do, it seems that his legacy is a mixed bag. I understand that he really started to introduce social welfare to the western world, and that he is almost single handedly responsible for the unification of Germany, but doing this required war against Denmark, Austria, and France, and his alliance system helped set the stage for WW1. So really, is his legacy one of mostly positives or mostly negatives? It seems to me that it was mostly negative but friends have argued that Germany today as a successful power could not exist with Bismarck.

EDIT: Thanks so much for the replies, definitely helpful!

What was it like for the soldiers left in the pocket? In terms of food, supplies, morale, fear and how they viewed their commanders?

I've heard in a documentary that some German tried to cling into the sides of the planes as they took off and in some cases there was alleged cannibalism.

How did they view Hitler who sent them there and the Nazi propaganda that was saying they were having success in the east?

By this I mean actual Europe, not colonies.

Another question:

Could anyone suggest studies of the Revolution that diverge from his theory that the intelligentsia are chiefly to blame for the atrocities of this period? I understand the historiography is complicated by those interested in valorizing or discrediting Lenin/the Revolution in general. Pipes's monomania with evil intelligentsy is persuasive, but I can't help suspecting that he cherry picked evidence to support his conclusions. Please, no Revisionist shit, haha. (Fuck Stalin). I'm looking for dispassionate work, as far as that is possible.

I'm writing a 1920s murder mystery for a dinner theater and the main character is an aristocratic investor. He obviously has a lot of family money, so would it be plausible that he could be an investor for a living? If so, could you describe what his job might imply? Thanks <333

By "in modern times", I mean roughly a century.

It seems like it would make sense to leave in time to arrive in the New World during warmer months when life is easier as you get your bearings in a new location. Did it have something to do with travel by sea? Crops? Was something going on in England that forced them out at that moment?

I've been a long time reader of this sub even before I had an account so I know you all may know a little about this, as I have no idea and do not trust just simply googling it for a nice answer you all usually provide. Thanks!

Today, it's generally understood to be something like 11 million total, of which 6 million were Jewish. Have these figures always been the universally agreed upon numbers? How have they changed? Were they different from country to country?

What was happening in North Korea when Eastern European communist regimes began to collapse and ultimately the Soviet Union did as well? Was there a state of heightened tension in the nation, what about with South Korea? How did the North Korean regime inform the people of the Soviet Union's collapse?

For example, the Byzantine Empire called itself "Rome" and was likewise called "Rome" by her neighbors. "Ptolemaic Egypt" is another modern name, it's inhabitants simply referred to themselves "Egypt" (I think)

But what did the Seleucids call themselves? And what did her neighbors call her?

I've noticed in the past decade or so that the museums I visit are way more accessible to families and children than they were when I was a kid. As an example off the top of my head, the history museum where I live used to be dusty and sort of intimidating. Now they have a huge plastic cow that kids can 'milk,' friendly music playing, and interactive quizzes.

Obviously some of this change is just due to technology (We have touch screens now! Let's make touch screen quizzes!) but is there anything else I am missing about this change from authoritative, esoteric knowledge to really interactive exhibits? What was the timeline for this? Does this change have a name?