Buckle in because this is going to be a big un.

Tune in for another edition of the Sunday Digest. Lovingly crafted history threads on some of the most fascinating, thrilling and just down right interesting questions and answers on reddit. We’ve got over 150 threads this week. Not to shabby! Don’t forget to upvote all your favorites. Upvotes for the upvote gods!

We’ve also had some special features that are 100% worth checking out! Along with the regular weekly features you’ll have plenty to read in the coming days.

Perhaps one of the most important! Announcing the /r/AskHistorians 2019 Summer Floating Features and Flair Drive! Check it out! The campaign begins Monday with feature on North America! Have you ever dreamed of becoming a flair on the illustrious AskHistorians? Now is your chance! Bring your knowledge to share in the upcoming floating features and make your (user)name known!

Media Monday’s was a huge hit. So huge that I’m going to make a separate post below for it to credit as many participants as I can. Make sure to go read it!

Tuesday Trivia! Was a hit as well! The topic is people using cool technology, and we got lots of great examples.

Thursday Reading & Rec had some good posts.

Friday Free For All!

The Saturday Showcase featured the great /u/Klesk_vs_Xaero as well as more /u/Tabularius, who’s writing up some fantastic stuff!

It’s been a few weeks so there’s also a new META thread on 'Answered' Flairs.

Otherwise that’s it for me folks. Enjoy the reading, have yourselves a good week, and keep your stick on the ice.

OK, I have two weeks worth of stuff to drop off, so playing catch-up!

/u/aquatermain answered "Euro-Centric views on history have gotten a lot of flak in the last decades. Where have we made progress on that, and which views are still heavily influenced by it?"

/u/ANordWalksIntoABar on "Most of Italian in South America came from north Italy, while most of North American Italians came from the south. What caused such a shift in destination, and why didn't one group follow the other?"

/u/artificial_doctor answered "What would the soldiers of the various groups in the South African Border War have understood to be what they were fighting for?"

That Georgy Zhukov fella' was pretty busy over the span as well:

1. With regards to the First World War, most sources focus solely on the European theater. What impact did the Great War have on European colonies in Africa and Asia? Were there any major military engagements on either continent?
2. During the Spanish Civil War, what occurred in Spain's colonial possesions?
3. President Roosevelt died about a month before Hitler, is there anything known of how Hitler responded to the death of one of his greatest adversaries?
4. I read somewhere that only about 25% of soldiers actually aim to kill someone in war, the rest just shoot pretty much randomly. It also said the US army did some special training to raise that percentage, but that also allegedly caused a significant raise in cases of PTSD. Is this true?
5. Why did the US purchase of Iceland and Greenland not happen?
6. How did the Icelandic government and people feel about being invaded and occupied by Great Britain in 1940?
7. How did Hitler, an Austrian, dark haired man convince the German people that the Nordic race was superior?
8. How did scientist specifically pinpoint Genghis Khan as the progenitor of 0,5% of the world's population?
9. Duelling and Women
10. Why did the Soviets intern Allied Soldiers/Airmen during World War 2?
11. "The Gods Must Be Crazy" is a beloved South African movie released in 1980, during the most bitter years of the anti-apartheid struggle. How did it manage to overcome boycotts and South Africa's pariah status to become such an adored cult classic?
12. During the American Civil War, did the Federals Play "The Bonnie Blue Flag"?
13. Who decided to use a base 3 stat in reporting ERA in baseball?

u/albacore_futures gave a great answer to the question "How much evidence exists for Christopher Hitchen's accusation that Henry Kissinger and Richard Nixon derailed Vietnam peace talks during the 1968 campaign in order to increase Nixon's chances of winning the election?"

Still no answers to this question by u/George_S_Patton_III about Rutherford B. Hays and Paraguay, but a great question nonetheless.

This question by u/StandWithIlhan about the legitimacy of James Earl Ray as the assassin of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is a very interesting one.

I thought this question by u/King_Vercingetorix about the demise of lynchings in America was also a good overlooked question.

u/RonPossible gave a great answer to the question "What do we know about U.S. B-26 pilot who made a suicide run on Japanese carrier Akagi during the Battle of Midway? Was such an act unprecedented, and how was the pilot regarded after his death?"

u/brokensilence32 also asked a perceptive question about the KKK's reaction to fascism and the onset of World War II in America.