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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.
We come at last to the final digest of July, and it brings with it a bountiful harvest of amazing history threads. As usual, it covers a truly staggering variety of topics and themes. There’s something for everyone in these hallowed halls threads. Get comfortable, grab a drink, and crack open some of the finest write ups on reddit.
Don’t forget to check out the usual weekly features, upvote all your favorite answers, and thank those amazing authors!
A shiny new podcast! AskHistorians Podcast Episode 153 - "Hitler Kaput!": The Death and Afterlife of Adolf Hitler
/u/Ed-Roberts joined us for a fantastic Hi! I'm Dr Ed Roberts, a historian of early medieval Europe. I recently wrote a book on the Frankish historian Flodoard, and I'm here to talk about the Carolingian Empire and its tenth-century successor kingdoms. AMA!
Rules Roundtable XXII: Flair - What Is It and How to Get It?
Some good suggestions in the Thursday Reading & Rec.
Get riddles and banter and random questions in the Friday Free For All!
/u/Klesk_vs_Xaero and /u/Bentresh had some impressive responses in the Saturday Showcase.
And so ends another digest. Not to weak a week eh? Feel free to post any I missed and banter about your favorites, then check out the other fabulous stuff we’ve got in the Digest today. Have yourselves a fantastic week folks, and I’ll see you next Sunday!
Today is the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, so we thought it would be a good day to showcase Disability focused history throughout the ages. As such we’ve compiled some of the best AskHistorians threads on the subject. Feel free to post any other disability related threads that have caught your eye and your interest on the sub over the years. I’ll be back later today with the usual weekly list, but take some time to enjoy these old but gold threads.
Start off by checking out the section of the FAQ dedicated to PTSD in history, along with some other threads on war wounds.
/u/hillsonghoods led the way in Monday Methods: On why 'Did Ancient Warriors Get PTSD?' isn't such a simple question.
/u/sowser wrote about epilepsy in the slave communities of Antebellum America, and how disability studies can enrich our understanding of history.
And finally, a fascinating thread on Monday Methods|Bodies and Disability with the lead post from /u/Sunagainstgold.
Take some time to check out some of the interesting yet overlooked questions that still cry out for the attention of an expert. These are just a few that caught my eye this week.
/u/bewecepet asked about How did historians know that the Rosetta Stone had the same message written on it in all three languages?
/u/ComteDeRochambeau1 wants to know about Ancient Roman Affairs.
/u/solah85 asked Before modern weather forecasting techniques and technology were it possible to predict a hurricane was coming?