Today:
Welcome to this week's instalment of /r/AskHistorians' Sunday Digest (formerly the Day of Reflection). Nobody can read all the questions and answers that are posted here, so in this thread we invite you to share anything you'd like to highlight from the last week - an interesting discussion, an informative answer, an insightful question that was overlooked, or anything else.
/u/trb1783 on "Why didn't the Continental army use bayonets in the American Revolution?"
/u/taciteanus on "How did Rome go about spreading and teaching the Latin language?"
/u/agentdcf on "How well understood was the science behind baking?"
For current undergrads interested in history grad school:
This thread by u/DerProfessor and me addresses the critical and overlooked issue of applying to PhD programs right away versus getting a terminal master's first. This is really, really important stuff--not just for "getting in," which I know looks like the only important question from where you stand, but for success once you're there.
I hope everyone is having a great end to their week. Here are some of the popular and/or interesting questions from last week, which did not get an answer yet.
/u/Shikatanai asked about the role of religion in the the Tokugawa shogunate
/u/Golarmo would like to know how was the early European railway system planned
/u/droptheface inquired about the influence of Nazi occupation on organized crime