Say one is in Cultural Revolution China, with a big-character poster or a Mao portrait.

As a practical question: how would one affix it to a wall? An average Comrade Joe surely would not be able to afford framing each poster. What is realistic in 1960s Chinese poster-hanging life? Glue, thumbtacks (into brick?), nails?

What is the earliest visual depiction of Jesus Christ?

Would the authors of the Talmud have known about squirrels?

This is kind of a broad question but I was reading about vintage toys earlier and watched this commercial for an Evel Knievel stunt motorcycle. There's no disclaimer text of any kind on it and the "jumps" are filmed in such a way that we can't see the toy actually do them (but reading the comments section people do say that it was able to do a lot of wild stunts).

So my question is when did toy advertisements have to start adding disclaimers to their commercials like "toys do not actually move on their own" and such, and were there any legal battles that made them have to add them? I remember seeing them growing up in the 90s.

What is the origin of the word "backwater" to describe an underdeveloped or faraway place?

Is Sanskrit the oldest language?

Was Hannibal's war elephant, Surus, actually one of the last Syrian elephants before their declared extinction some 100 years later?

After 1945 were there any projects of new fortifications from the USA or USSR?

Given that early humans lived alongside other closely related species, has there been any speculation that our mythological creatures (elves, for example) may have been inspired by actual relatives of humans?

Dorothy Hartley's book Food in Britain, although fascinating is criticised for its poor historical methodology and the suspicion that some of her facts are [cough, made up, cough] not quite accurate. There are lots of books on the history of food in Britain written by chefs or journalists but many are 'pop' histories - re jigging myths, urban legends and miss understandings or simply not appreciating the wider historical (political, geographical, economical) contexts of the food being written about.

So: can anyone recommend a reliable, rational and accessible (l have lots of lay knowledge about traditional cooking and a good general history level, but no academic credentials) history of British (or Englsh) food / cookery.

2. Are there any sensible, rational and accessible histories of 'the housewife' or domestic skills or historical investigations of rural / farming woman's lives. (British focussed for preference, but interesting is interesting where ever it is focused!)

Thank you! And have a lovely Thursday everyone.

How was the border between Argentina and Chile on the big island of Tierra Del Fuego drawn? When and how was it decided?

In 1152, The Assassins had to pay tribute of 2000 bezants a year to the Templars, the believed cause is retribution for a assassination of Count Raymond of Tripoli earlier that year.

After that the Hospitallers who owned a fortress on the border of Assassin Territory also demanded 2k bezants a year.

William of Tyre wrote that the leader of the Assassins wished to make a alliance with the templars and sent a messenger, the catch was that the conversion hinges on remission from the two thousand bezants. The king Almaric was open to the idea but the Templars were against it. The diplomat was waylaid on his way back to Syria and murdered.

Does anyone know relatively how significant 2000 bezants was in 1152 if converted to USD?

What does North Korea teach about the Korean War?

Are there reports or any data about stray bullets fired from dogfighting aircraft during WWI or WWII hitting civilian structures/people?

What did the Soviets call 20th century wars? Specifically, I am interested in their name for WW1 and the Korean War.

Wondering what the longest range of artillery was during US Civil War.

At the Charleston, SC Battery looking at Fort Sumter at the moment. I know Fort Sumter was fired upon from Fort Johnson but wondering how far these cannons will go.

Is Morris and Ze’evi’s Thirty Year Genocide any good? I’ve been meaning to pick up something on the Armenian genocide.

Was there a point in history where a big portion of knowledge was lost due to war or natural disasters to the point people perceived the past as more technologically advanced than their own present?

Did Napoleon die by the Iron Maiden?

I was watching this death row’s inmates final meal and he said Napoleon died by Iron Maiden is this true?

When I was a Kid I really loved this book about Greek mythology. It was decades ago, so I can’t remember it perfectly. I know for each god you had a drawing that covered the whole page, with the other page having a text where it explained each god. I really would like to buy it again but can’t manage to find it. Would love some help

What were the most prominent cities/settlements in 40 BC?

To preface, I'm currently trying to create a custom scenario for a game called "Crusader Kings III" set just after the treaty of Brundisium, during the Second Triumvirate. My issue is that "Crusader Kings III" is set during the Early Middle Ages (867 AD Start Date) and the "development" level of the counties reflect those of the Early Middle Ages. I am having to set the development level of each county myself, with that in mind; I was hoping that somebody could give me an idea of the most prominent cities during 40 BC, so that I can set the "development" levels accordingly. I am not only looking for prominent cities within Roman borders, but also those within Ptolemaic Egypt, Judea, Parthia, the areas of Germania and Britain, North Africa, Thrace, the Indian Peninsula and Indo-Scythia, even those of the Han dynasty territories in North East Asia, along with the Xiongnu Khanate's Westernmost territories.

Any help or references to resources I can make use of are much appreciated.

Was Alfred the Great descended from Vortigern?

I'm trying to find a firsthand account by Catherine of Siena about her marriage to Christ, specifically with mention of the supposed foreskin ring she received from him. Only one I've found that's contemporary is Raymond of Capua's account of the event, be he describes the ring as being made of gold and gems

Lots of secondary source describe the ring as being either foreskin or Gold, but I've yet to find any primary source from Catherine that talks about it.

Any help would be much appreciated, been working on a project and I'm trying to get a proper handle on the ring situation

I'm trying to write a generally accurate short story about medieval knights, specifically about the "B-list" knights and warriors. Essentially, the guys somewhere between a high noble knight with really good armor and training and a peasant with a pointy stick. What kind of armor would they use, and what kind of weapons? Are there any other good historical pieces of info I should add?

What was the effect of Muhammad Al-Fatih’s entry to Constantine?

Before we knew about germs was it considered rude to not cover your cough?

Were there any verified African Americans born during the Civil War who lived to see the Passing of the Civil Rights act.

Were the sea people that were showing up around the Mediterranean actually Vikings?

Can someone please recommend me a book that focuses on the politics, diplomacy and economics of the Napoleonic era, basically a book that doesn't focus on the military

Is the idea of conversion and rejection of prior religious belief something that came along with Christianity? I know that many ancients (e.g. the Romans) would expect some recognition of their emperor or gods, but they generally allowed people to continue in their own beliefs.

Why did the popes stop wearing papal tiaras?

Just picked up "Work" by James Suzman, and have been enjoying it so far. From my hobbyist knowledge, the book doesn't seem to be throwing up any big flags, but I'd appreciate the opinion of someone more qualified to comment (on the historical aspects, at least).

When we talk about the Holocaust, are we referring to all events that happened at the moment the first person stepped into the camps until the camp's liberation, or does the term include events before that (the robberies, vandalism, physical beatings, among other events)?

For example, were the Night of Long Knives and the Night of Broken Glass considered separate from the concept of the Holocaust, or did they fall under that umbrella?

Does anybody know of ANY record of the Siege of Amyclae/Amyklai around 750 BC It is said Sparta took some territory of small settlements north by the head of the Eurotas River and then some minor communities between sparta and ancient Amyclae before besieging the settlement. Seems they would have recorded what I believe to be the FIRST battle and siege for sparta but I can’t find anything.

I'm currently studying the French Revolution and I need a primary source that was written by Sophie de Grouchy. I have, so far, been unable to find a work written by her other than Letters on Sympathy. Any recommendations would be much appreciated as I need to find at least one to two more.

Who is this 9/11 staffer?

I initially asked this question in
the 9/11 subreddit with no luck. The best guess I got was Christine Todd
Williams, but I'm not sure if it really is her, though it would make
sense. I figured this subreddit may be better equipped for this
question.

https://www.reddit.com/r/911/comments/yj2b5u/who_is_this_staffer_in_situation_room_during_the/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android_app&utm_name=androidcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

What was the development of the arming of police?

Like, as police forces became a widespread thing (say, in the US), was there a point where they were authorized to use guns, or was that a part of it from the beginning?

What would they have typically made bags out of to dispose matches in during WWII?

I forgot the word for a slave that was born in Africa versus slaves born in the Americas (preferably the Spanish terms) I think I remember something about Spain using the terminology of “nations” but I don’t remember.

When did steel come to Europe? I've been struggling to find a clear answer to this. Various Wikipedia pages talk about different methods at different times, but they don't talk so much about circulation.

I guess I'm more looking for sources than info? Though I think that's acceptable.

I'm trying to find archival footage, radio broadcast, old-timey news animation graphics on VE Day. There's a ton of stuff on Associated Press Archive but you need an account and, even though they make it as clear as mud, I'm pretty sure they charge for use too.

Where can I find royalty free, public domain content of V Day celebrations? I've got newspaper stills and I'm really hoping to find moving picture and audio. Preferably British stuff. Any help greatly appreciated.

Okay so i am trying to do research for a thing, it's a long story but i am going to try to shorten it down as best i can.

I am working on a fantasy world with various cultures based on fantasy versions of various real life cultures, like Ancient Greece, Japan, stuff like that, and one of them is based on Mexican culture, Specifically post-Aztecs, Inca, Mayans, stuff like that for lore reasons that would require a whole crap ton of irrelevant lore dumping to explain.

Each of these cultures has their own unique style of armor based on something from the history of the real life culture they are based on, if that makes sense. (I.E. The Japan-inspired one obviously uses Samurai armor, The Norse inspired one uses Viking armor, ETC.) The only one i am actually struggling at all with however is the Mexican inspired one, because i don't want to use the conquistador armor if i can because i want to avoid seeming like i am glamorizing them. Is there any other armor from Mexican culture that is safe to use without the controversy? I'd prefer if it was something specifically important to Mexican history, but i also want it to fit in with all the other styles of armor, that being more metal plate-style armor, so as striking and interesting as Aztec animal armor is, it's not quite what i am looking for, unfortunately.

I've tried searching on Google for the answer but i swear it just goes out of it's way to be as unhelpful as possible and not answer my question for some reason, and i don't have a lot of faith that any other search engines would bother trying to give me a clearer answer, so i thought i would ask actual people who know what they are talking about.

Alternatively if there is some kind of... Alternative to Conquistador armor that wasn't used by the Conquistadors and is generally seen as totally alright to use and i have just never heard of that before, that could maybe work too depending on what it looks like and the history behind it. I just really wanna be as respectful to this culture and to other cultures as i can here and i am really at the end of my rope on this.

Within the scope of your study focus (for those of you who are pre-computer era, so probably most of you), do you know of any strong examples of “smart people” that exhibit concepts that directly correlate to computer programming principles?

I know plenty of mathematicians will probably fit this question generally. I guess I am asking for something more particular than general mathematics, more in line with “wow, that person was directly demonstrating a logic flow that a computer program would use”, if that makes sense. Maybe one step short of pseudo-code type thinking. Anybody historically come close to the idea of a Turing machine?

Where can I find things invented in the five Dynasties Period in China? No matter where i look i cannot find info on this time period, specifically inventions. Finding this information would be helpful!

Is it true that no ancient script has ever been deciphered without a bilingual? I've seen this fact brought up a few times in threads here on stuff like Linear A and Indus Valley script. Are were completely unable to understand the meaning of a script without a direct bilingual, no matter the sample size?

Is A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman a historically accurate book? https://www.amazon.com/Distant-Mirror-Calamitous-14th-Century/dp/0345349571

What was the outer European reaction to Spain's conquest of the Aztec/Inca empires?

What was used to clean glasses before microfiber cloth and modern cleaning solution? Would FDR have used a different fiber from Ben Franklin?

In the new version of All Quiet on the western Front, what is the white powder they throw onto the top of the caskets?

At about 6:20min in the movie they have a bucket filled with white powder and a ladle and coffins stacked and some person use the ladle to put a layer of some white powder on every new caskets top? Is that like lime or something like that for preservance or for dealing with rodents or insects? Maybe some first world war era experts around here have some knowledge as that really intrigues me as that scene stuck out as something i have never seen in any movie today or in any historical movie.