Maybe my history with church is limited here in the United States, but I feel as though most denominations in which singing is encouraged follow a similar tune when singing various hymns. I'm not sure if this is the case in other English speaking countries, though I do know some Spanish churches also have similar tunes. Do churches that sing in other languages share any relationship to the English speaking melodies?

I'm just wondering how this element of organized religion got, well, organized.

When we think about japan we think of mangas, electronics and weird game shows. When it comes to germany, we think (mainly) of Adolf Hitler, the genocide and cars.
The japanese killed way more innocent people (i think) and raped / tortured loads. Why are the germnas still branded and the japanese not so much?
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Specifically in the American West (late 19th century). What would be the typical method?

Related specific questions: What would happen to a moving stagecoach if one or more of its horses were killed while moving quickly? Halt and fall over? Glide to a stop as the horses get confused? Take off at high speed as the horses panic? Would most robbers kill the driver, or was it more common to force him to stop and let him continue on with the empty coach?

I've been wondering how they looked at, for example, Brits, Germans of French immigrants.

The SA seems to disappear from history books after the Night of the Long Knives, yet really only it's leadership was killed, and it technically still existed as an organisation. What was its continuing role, and why was it kept in existence? How large or powerful an organisation was it?

e.g. number of days to take a message across the atlantic in the 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th century.

Many thanks in advance for any help and support.

It seems like it was killing so many people, they would have had some theories about what it was.

I know the Kama Sutra is one of the most famous ancient erotic texts, but I'm thinking more like the romance novels of today rather than an "instruction manual." In addition, when did pornographic literature become wide spread?

When did Massachusetts break away from conservative Christianity and start drifting towards the left and why?

I know there is a difference, but I can't put it into words.

ADDENDUM: I know that soldiers nowadays can't wear their uniforms out in public as much as they did back then

Were there even major centralization attempts with the Habsburgs on the throne? I would've thought with their affinity towards political marriage they would jump on it.

They're always depicted like this in media. Is it a simplification?

I was playing Midieval 2 Total War, and one of my cities was hit with the Plague. I know that it wreaked havoc with the peasants/commoners, but was the royalty of Europe ever affected by the Plague, like an heir succumbing to the disease?