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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.
Once more we take to the streets thread to show some appreciation for the interesting, yet overlooked questions that still cry out for the attention of the experts. Feel free to post any others you saw and spread the fun.
/u/CountDracula2604 asked about Book recommendations on Bernard Montgomery and his performance in North Africa (WW2)
/u/TheAmbitious1 asked about Did ancient people understand the concept of extinction?
/u/raga7 needs the scoop on How did the Chippewas use Lacrosse to win the battle of Fort Michilimackinac?
Welcome back one and all to the Sunday Digest! A great place to showcase and shout out all those fantastic threads written by our incredible community of answer makers and question askers. Make yourself a tasty hot chocolate, grab yourself a comfy chair, and start reading through the finest list I write today.
Huge thanks to all you awesome people!
Have you ever thought about become an AskHistorians flair? Perhaps you’ve been dabbling in writing post, debating taking that final plunge? Here's YOUR Chance! It's Historians We Want! • The /r/AskHistorians Flair Application Thread XIX! Have a look at the requirements, and join the community! If you need a little extra help to get that application shiny and impressive, check out the Floating Features or shoot the mod team a message.
Then kick things off with this fantastic AMA from the White House! We are Historians from the White House Historical Association here to talk about the history of the White House, its Occupants, and the Association and Its Mission. Ask Us Anything! Thanks to /u/WhiteHouseHistorian.
Then move on to the next part of the special series in Floating Feature: Come and share the history of the world from 240 to 744 CE! It's Volume IV of 'The Story of Humankind'!
Some folks could still use a hand in the Thursday Reading and Rec thread.
There’s yet another fun Friday Free For All.
We return to our regularly schedules programing in the Saturday Showcase with our usual soap opera history of Italian Fascism from the great /u/Klesk_vs_Xaero.
That’s it for this week everyone. We’ve got just two more Digests till the end of the year and then we move on to 2020. I don’t know about you, but I’m looking forward to the AskHistorians New Years Party.
u/XenophontheAthenian gives a very thorough and thoughtful response to my question about the strengths and limitations of pop history as a genre of historical communication