I took a tour of the Pentagon the other day, during which the tour guide asked who could name one of the bombers which dropped an atomic bomb in Japan, to which approximately four people out of the 25 person group replied "Enola Gay." When he followed up asking for the name of the other plane, no one knew.

The tour guide indicated that in 1.5yrs of tours (5 times a day, 5 days a week, 25 people per group) only 10 people knew that the other B-29 was the Bockscar. I was wondering if there was any reason the Enola Gay name has remained in the American consciousness more so than the Bockscar.

EDIT: I goofed in working the title, it should read Why is the "Enola Gay" B-29 (dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima) a well known name among the American public, but the "Bockscar" B-29 (dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki) not?

What were the Emperors before him doing wrong that he seemed to do right?

I love the idea of psychohistory, but not its implementation. (As far as what I've read goes.) I've read the de Mause-ian stuff and David E. Stannard's debunking Shrinking History. I'm wondering if there is any good psychohistory out there based in current research in cognitive or social psychology.

In most portraits and photographs taken before the 1920s or so, the subjects seem to always have a rather stern expression (blank at best). What brought about the standard of smiling for the camera? Changes in cultural attitudes? Not having to pose for long periods of time?

How realistic is it that Claudius ascended the throne rather than the dead King's son, Hamlet?

If the King died and he had a grown son, what actually would have happened back then in Denmark?

Perhaps through Chinese or other trade routes? Thanks!

Nowadays there is much condemnation of how European colonial powers took the New World by force from the indigenous people who lived here before. Were there any significant groups or individuals in Europe expressing such condemnation at the time, saying "we have no right to take this land"? If so, how much influence did they wield? How early did such condemnation emerge? Why did they ultimately fail?

I was listening to Dan Carlin's Hardcore History and he seemed to imply that after a long game of "medieval telephone" Genghis Khan's name turned into "Prester John." He certainly was someone who attacked Muslims in the East, and they do sound very similar, but did they sound similar in the tongues back then? Was Genghis really Prester and they had to pretend he wasn't once they found he wasn't Christian?

Also, is Dan Carlin a good source? The podcasts are very well done and interesting so far but I've only hear 6 or so.

Where did it come from? Why did we do it? When was it first documented? Did we do it everywhere across the whole world or does it stem from one region?

Did they trade?

Did Rome try to convert any Irish to Roman religion?

Why wasn't Ireland seen as important while Britain was?

My 2nd Great Grandmother immigrated to the United States from Czech with her spouse in the year 1884. I found that she was a former Roman Catholic Nun while in the old country. She had a very progressive ideology and even written a book expressing that ideology. I know she belonged to two Catholic convents and kicked out of one. I have been wondering if she was forced to be a nun? If so, was this a common practice with woman of this time period? Just knowing about her progressive views didn't fit a career has Roman Catholic Nun.

Note, that she was only a Nun in Czech and not in the United States. Her book wasn't written until she immigrated to the United States.

I was in Greece a few days ago and the tour guide called it by the above name, separate from the Byzantine Empire.

Is this common from Greek historians? Is there any substance behind this claim?

I've seen claims that Rome went from a city of around 1 million people at it's peak, to around 10000 people.

So now we have 10000 people living in a city designed to house 1 million (relatively wealthy) people. If i was left in the city could i just hop into a Villa and call it my own?, was there suddenly an abundance of living space for the remaining citizens? and what happened to all of these empty properties?

I know someone who keeps going on about these things, and I can’t figure out why since it seems so stupid on the face of it. Does anyone have any updated information on these Bosnian Pyramids? Did they ever find an actual artifact?

Please don’t down vote this because you think its stupid, its really hard to get information outside of /r/conspiracy,

Exactly how successful and effective were British tanks compared to those of Germans, Americans, or Soviets? Was the whole "infantry tank", "cruiser tank" doctrine successful, or did it only work in theory? How did tank destroyers work their way into this system? And why did Britain stick to that doctrine to the end of the war when the medium tank had been widely adopted by other powers?