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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.
Welcome one and all to another AskHistorians Sunday Digest! We’ve got some grade A organically grown history threads here, free range history just ready for the reading! So settle down you fantastic folks, check out those special and weekly features, and then dive in!
A hopefully very Important Monday Methods: So, You’re A Historian Who Just Found AskHistorians…
Tuesday Trivia: Black History! This thread has relaxed standards—we invite everyone to participate! With /u/jelvinjs7!
There’s a bunch of fantastic reviews well worth checking out in the Thursday Reading and Rec!
and I’m going to keep linking AskHistorians has hit 1.5 million subscribers! To celebrate, we’re giving away 1.5 million historical facts. Join us HERE to claim your free fact! because people keep adding to it! And we’re so close to 8000 comments!
As always, that wraps me up once again. My favorite time of the week comes to a close, and I’ll leave you to enjoy the history. Keep it classy out there, and I’ll see you all again next Sunday!
We also shout out those fascinating yet overlooked questions that caught our eyes and our hearts, but still hope for the attention of the experts. Feel free to post up your own, and those you came across in your travels, and maybe today is the day we’ll get lucky.
/u/thBookaneer asked Did Gerald B. Gardner & Aleister Crowley pass on true folk magic traditions in Wicca and Thelema?
And a deleted user asked Did Arianism or Semi-Arianism ever have a significant following amongst Roman or Greek populations, or was it primarily a religion of Germanic people like the Visigoths, Ostrogoths, Vandals and early Franks and Burgundians?
Being partial to my own questions, I'll highlight the unanswered Night Witches: What was the accessibility of aviation to women in the USSR, prior to WWII? Were the ground crews also already trained mechanics, like their pilot counterparts?