In current affairs we see corporations threatening to close due to the new health care law regarding insurance coverage for medical procedures the corporate owners consider a violation of their religious views.

I know at the time of integration, there are some who cited religious reasons to continue segregation. I have seen this in transcripts of sermons.

But, did any businesses, similar to today, claim they would close their doors rather than abide integration for religious reasons?

I know about the Mali king Musa I and his famous hajj, but what if I was just an average guy? How likely would it be for me to do the hajj to Mecca?

Sorry, i am writing on a phone while sitting drubk on the toilet and english is not my mothertounge.

This is something that's always puzzled me and I've never done much research on it, over time clothing has gotten more formal and generally better looking, by the 19th and 18th centuries clothing was even among the lower classes more formal and arguably better looking than what people wear today. Suddenly in the 20th century, or perhaps earlier, we see clothing becoming rapidly more casual and simple, why is it that there was such a shift in focus away from looking good? I've always found it strange, as we see pictures from just 60 years ago where men are walking about in full suits, and now we'd see men in t-shirts with shorts. What exactly caused this phenomenon, and why exactly did it happen, especially as rapidly as it did?

Also, was there a racial hierarchy? Were the pharaohs a different race than common people and slaves?

I'm an undergrad at a university with no courses on the history of Africa, so for Christmas I asked for books about the topic and one I received was "They Came Before Columbus." After a little research it seems that there has been a sizable amount of criticism about the book. So how is the book/research viewed today by historians?

With the ending of slavery after the American Civil War, why didn't African Americans form their own state, or country? With the horrors of slavery and the following race problems which would follow did anyone campaign for a black state where the problems of race relations would be 'solved'?

Apologies if this has been asked, I couldn't find a specific question on this subject (although there was one on a similar subject during the Roman period).

How did people manage to get letters sent over lengthy distances circa the 12th Century? What if letters had to go overseas? How long would one expect to have to wait for a letter to be delivered?

Whilst reading into the history of the video game industry, I came across its almost complete demise with the release of the movie game E.T. Whilst the game was really bad, I have noticed amongst the gaming community, that it was solely responsible for the crash of 1983.

My question is simply how true are these claims? Would the crash of 1983 happened anyway? If so did the game act as a catalyst towards the crash of 1983?

On an interesting side-note question - How true are the rumours/myths about the surplus of the cartridges being buried in New Mexico?

As one of the brazilian kind i have learned from childhood that Alberto santos dummont was the true inventor of the airplane but i couldn't get any good arguments from any american friends that were bases on true facts and not on blond patriotism, so,enlighten me please.

This is my first question on reddit... I ask this question because the uniforms are so menacing and iconic, in general, even today. I assume this was intentional and am seeking some background and more information regarding the design of the uniforms. Thanks in advance.

Additionally, how did sailors on the open seas get fresh water?

No "seaman" jokes pls :(

More specifically paintings from classical times always look flat or projected onto a flat area. Are there any ancient landscape paintings that show perspective? What about other non-european cultures? Did they have more advanced painting techniques before europe's famous renaissance painters?

I'm extremely impressed by the first battle scene in the show, where instead of a bunch of soldiers fighting you can actually see the extreme discipline of the Roman legions. Looks like the producers did their research in regards to the army.

My question is how accurate was their depiction of city life in Rome itself?