Three days ago, I asked this question: Are there any surviving examples of James J Kilroy's ship inspection marks? Despite a good number of up votes, there have been no responses. Not even comments. I am therefore concluding for now that no such examples of surviving markings exist. Needless to say, if that question does get answered, then this one is moot and I will close it. Looking into it further, I'm astounded that all I can find in terms of any information about this is anecdotal interv...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
I'm looking for specific knowledge of pre-Colombian peoples that inhabited or utilized the Yellow Creek Valley in Dickson, Tennessee, USA, that may have left carvings in a lookout cave near the site of the former Ruskin Utopian Society (? Ruskin Colony). I cannot provide pictures at this time, or the exact location, for legal reasons.| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Ian Buruma (Inventing Japan: 1853–1964, 2003): The Ginza in Tokyo, that Europeanized center of “Civilization and Enlightenment,” had changed a great deal since the dark days of late Meiji. Longhaired young men in roido (from Harold Lloyd) glasses, bell-bottom trousers, colored shirts, and floppy ties would stroll down the willow-lined avenue with young women in bobbed hairdos. The more earnest ones, who gathered in “milk bars” to discuss German philosophy or Russian novels, were kno...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
I got an opportunity to purchase some of these coins but I can't really discern which depicts whom. Can you help me identify the coins? Thank you all.| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Today is the 123rd birthday of James J. Kilroy. He is considered as one of the best candidates for the origin of the phrase "Kilroy was Here". The relevant portion is here: One theory identifies James J. Kilroy (1902–1962), an American shipyard inspector, as the man behind the signature.[7] James Kilroy had served on the Boston City Council and represented the Roxbury district in the Massachusetts Legislature during the 1930s. He worked at the Fore River Shipyard in Quincy during the war ch...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Looks like a 1860s/70s Belgian cavalry uniform to me, but is it? Google also suggested it's a portrait photograph of Napoleon, Prince Imperial (1856-1879). Is that valid? Frame acquired in the South of Belgium. Picture: https://jumpshare.com/s/mqfGwvTLsGi592NvfLVA| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
ABC news Australia says book was made of high quality materials. What materials were used, cotton, linen, wood, animal skin? Was book made of different material then regular cheap paper? Video of old fashioned papermaking| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
I have seen quite a lot of debates on this topic and while many eyewitnesses claim that the turks did it, there are arguments from the turkish side that armenians disguised as turksih soldiers did it, and I cannot see any way to debunk that claim so is it true that armenians did it?| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
i have a research on types of ancient Roman swords| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
So, I was wondering what the difference was between what Thomas Paine thought about independence from Great Britain and what James Chalmers thought about the same thing. I know James Chalmers was opposed to it, and Thomas Paine was pro-independence... right? I've been able to look at some excerpts from Paine's Common Sense and Chalmers's Plain Truth.| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
The Rhode Island Commission To Encourage Morality In Youth was founded in the late 1950s and sent lists of books that they found objectionable to a number of publishers, which led to the U.S. Supreme Court case Bantam Booke Inc. v. Sullivan heard in 1962 to 1963. What is known about the specific titles and authors that the Commission objected to? So far just from browsing links like the above, I've not found any specific examples.| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Did people stained or coloured furniture in England in darker tones during the Jacobean ages(1603-1649,some sources write up to 1690, related to furniture)? English oak is light color wood but these antique furniture always looks dark brown, I am interested, do we have documented that people intentionally darken the wood? If yes, what stain/color was used? Yes, I know wood naturally darken over time, but I am only interested in documentation not opinion or speculation. I ask this because some...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Vlad III of Wallachia (r. 1448, 1456–62, 1476) is infamous for his use of impalement and terror, yet he returned to power three times — even after being imprisoned by King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. His final restoration in 1476 was backed by Hungary and Moldavia under Stephen the Great. While many sources portray him as a cruel tyrant, his ability to regain power suggests he retained significant political and military support. I’m seeking scholarly analysis of: Internal Wallachian d...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Leonardo da Vinci is remembered today not only for masterpieces like the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper, but also for his notebooks filled with mechanical drawings and innovative ideas. Because of these designs, modern writers often call him an inventor. My question is about how he was viewed in his own time. During the Renaissance, did people consider Leonardo da Vinci an inventor, or was he primarily recognized as a painter, engineer, and thinker? Were any of his designs actually built or ac...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Encyclopedia Britannica: ... pillaging brought fresh gold and silver into the [Egyptian] economy, and the price of copper rose. The price of grain, which had become inflated, dropped. Britannica: Ramses II The same source states that silver was highly prized (gold being abundant in Egypt), while at a later period Egypt exported grain against silver. (Previously asked on Economics SE, zero answers)| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Germany developed a number of advanced weapons (Super Weapons) during World War II. Most significant were the V1 and V2 rockets and the ME jet fighter. However almost all of these were exclusively directed against the Western Front. I believe none of the V1 and V2 rockets were used against Russia and only a small number of jet fighters were. My question is not why these weapons were used only on the Western Front (previous answers on this site have pointed out why they were not suitable on th...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
The Mycenaean of the Mycenaean civilisation in the early Bronze age shared 80% of their DNA with the Minoans who were based in Crete. I find it hard to believe that 80% of DNA of overlap comes from conquest only, so is it possible the Minoans had communities in mainland Greece as well?| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
I am preparing a series of lectures on the history of the Soviet Union for a university-level context (University of the Third Age). I am looking for reliable sources, book recommendations, primary documents, or ready-made presentations in either Italian or English. My main focus is on accessible academic resources—preferably digital, but print is fine if widely available. For books, I am interested in both comprehensive histories and more specific works (e.g., political, cultural, economic...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Winston Churchill wrote four books on history. I have not read them, but I have heard that in them he says that the US civil war was not about slavery. I do not have a reputable source for the "I heard". That is why I put as the first option in the last paragraph "Am I misinformed of the content of his books?". A google gets this non-professional book review: What I do have a problem with is how he approaches the Civil War. Churchill falls into the Lost Cause of the Confederacy, hook, line, a...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Nominally, the order of the Electoral college was fixed in 1356 with a golden bull and once more recorded in this combination in 1489. The Bull dictated 7 Electors. One of those Electors was the King of Bohemia, next to the Palatine, Saxony, Brandenburg, Cologne, Trier, and Mainz.1 Later more electors would appear, but for the longest time, this was the setup. When in 1526 the King of Bohemia died, the crown and title of arch-cupbearer fell to the Habsburgs in the person of Archduke Ferdinand...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
The video game Command & Conquer: Red Alert features a song titled Hell March by Frank Klepacki, which includes a voice sample of an unidentified military officer. The sample appears to originate in the Series 1000 Sound Effects Library, originally released on reel-to-reel tape in 1979 and on compact disc in 1983, and may also have appeared in Network Sound Effects Library. Series 1000 is described as a collection of sound effects from the 1960s and 1970s, although it does include audio clips...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Browsing Wikipedia (I know) the other day, I came across the page for the British actress Carolyn Seymour. The page in question states that she was born Carolyn von Benckendorf (note that this is only with one f) to a Russian father and an Irish mother. I know that there was a famous Baltic German family, in Russian service, of a very similar name, of whom Alexander von Benckendorff (note the double f) was probably the most illustrious member. Does Carolyn Seymour come from this family? (I've...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Can someone please explain why Allen Dulles, former CIA director, was forced to resign? I'm reading one of his books but haven't found any meaningful information on this.| History Stack Exchange
I am looking for an English translation of El Estado Federal de Panama (a.k.a. The Federal State of Panama) by Justo Arosemena. I got my hopes up when I found this webpage written in English, but I emailed this publisher and they only have the book in Spanish. I've check my local library, The Internet Archive, and Book Finder. As far as I can tell, this work has never been translated into English, despite how interwoven American influence has been with Panama since its founding. Does anyone h...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
The ancient kingdom of Macedon was a Hellenic kingdom related to the southern Hellenic states. However, it had many distinct features which were either out of use or simply not in practice in Southern Greece. Why is that? For example Macedon was a kingdom while the political structure of southern Greeks were city-states,they used horses a lot which Southern Greeks didnt,they were using mass tombs while Southern Greeks didn't etc... My theory is that this was leftover from the Myceneans,the Ma...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
In the 1923 population exchange between Greece and Turkey, most Muslims living in Greece were forcibly moved to Turkey, and most Christians living in Turkey were forcibly moved to Greece. The exceptions were Christians living in Constantinople (Istanbul), Muslims living in Western Thrace, and Muslims who were part of the ethnic Albanian community. I am searching for the reason these specific groups were exempted. I understand the exception regarding members of the Albanian community, but why ...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
I believe I have found sufficient evidence that points to a block of stone, not necessarily a coffer as stated by Idrisi, being inside the niche in the Queen's Chamber blocking the entrance to the dead-end passage. I have been attempting to obtain illustrations online from early travelers to examine, so far without success. Does anyone know where I could source such an illustration online, preferably not paywalled?| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
Adobe was the principal construction material used in the arid north of Mexico. In wetter parts the adobe was subject to water damage: rain ate away its exposed surfaces and softened the ground on which the terrifically heavy bricks rested. Keeping an adobe intact would have meant keeping the walls limed and the roof watertight. Ideally, it would also be built on a stable site with good drainage, which was perhaps not always possible. The adobe in Wilder Ranch State Park (CA-SCR-123/38) was f...| Recent Questions - History Stack Exchange
How do historians study the events of Jesus' life, and the person he was? I read a book on the topic, and it held the position that the gospels were revised to appease the Romans - especially the p...| History Stack Exchange
I was searching online, and find a lot of references about the Pan Am moon tickets. I'm curious how much they were going to cost though. I saw somewhere that said there was no down-payment... just| History Stack Exchange
United Kingdom had similar debt to GDP ratio after defeating Napoleon and wining WW2 both time rising above 200%. But how did British Empire rise after defeating Napoleon to create Pax Brittanica a...| History Stack Exchange
This is something I've always wondered but couldn't imagine what the answer could be and haven't found much material elsewhere. Nazi Germany, paired with Italy and Japan, was waging war on the world| History Stack Exchange
Before delving into WW2 History, I used to think that Concentration Camps for the most part were either in Occupied Poland or Ukraine, to keep it away from the German population and make it easier to| History Stack Exchange
I got this lapel pin in the mid-1980s from a retired communist partisan in Hungary. He had more pins, mostly of communist/socialist organisations, trade fairs, and combines.[1] cold-war era Eastern...| History Stack Exchange
How did attitudes towards women and their role within the family unit and greater society change under the Chinese Republican government? What rights did they gain? Did they generally benefit from ...| History Stack Exchange
I found the two quotes below at Pluspedia: Rassismus und Antisemitismus in den Werken von Marx und Engels (Racism and anti-Semitism in the works of Marx and Engels) (and also several other website...| History Stack Exchange