What historical events do you find the most interesting?

@Burnley123 Yes, and I'm not disputing the wrongdoings of those normally lauded in a positive manner. There is an argument for Columbus being a tyrant who committed atrocities, but the same argument exists for many non-white figures who did the same or similar. Moreover, the Native Americans do tend to be depicted as being faultless and even as a group of people to aspire to. I think this notion is misguided, and can almost entirely be attributed to the increasingly prevalent and corrosive "victimhood" narrative we have now. Because they are seen as victims who led this seemingly peaceful and wonderful life (we know that's wrong) before Europeans came, we must assume that they never did anything questionable or wrong, before or after Columbus came to America. Let's not forget that they fought with each other a lot (e.g lots of tribal fighting).

I mean, the Aztecs used to sacfrice Indians from other tribes...why don't we talk about that as well?

@SW-User Yes lol. I myself have specifically taught that very thing to a year 6 class.

@SW-User Tell a lie, it was the Mayans, but yeah.

@Kwek00 If you like WW2, read After the Reich. It's a book that chronicles what happened after Germany surrendered and the war ended in Europe. It wasn't a pleasant experience for the ones that lost.

Another good book is A Woman In Berlin by Anonymous. It is the autobiography of a woman ( supposedly a journalist from the Berline Zeitung newspaper) and the experiences she endured immediately after the war.

The Russians raped 95-98 percent of all the women in Berlin ( as well as all the ones they encountered marching west thru Europe) and many died as a result. Many - about 10 percent- committed suicide within 90 days after the war ended. It was rough.

@DallasCowboysFan Those are some fascinating events.

@Allelse Taiping rebellion is pretty fascinating

@DDonde Crazy!!! Some guy fails his civics exams and so decides he's the brother of Jesus and everybody better hop to it, as if China didn't have enough problems at the time.

@theAlchemist Great choice

@Barny52 The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

@supersnipe that’s the one cheers

@SW-User LOL. Is this history now?

I feel so old!

@SW-User Yeah, the war on terror is very "reachable" because we're still living in it lol. As with most wars though, its origins do go back a number of decades.

What do you think about the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and how that has led to *some* of the issues we have now? Especially with regard to how the U.S helped fund the mujahideen.

Osama bin Laden also used Western Imperialism, in particular the Sykes-Picot Agreement, to justify his agenda. That Agreement dated all the way back to 1916...long before 9/11. It may have been a primary aim to get rid of the Russians in the 1980's, but one prevailing objective was always to restore the Islamic Caliphate and that became very apparent when the West started being the target.

It's just ironic that they gave billions to a movement that would later turn against them by committing some of the worst atrocities against the West in modern history. I know there were conflicting interests (West vs. Soviet Union, capitalism vs. communism), but it seems like another example where the West has hated Russia so much that they have engaged in a conflict, albeit indirectly, and supported a side with absolutely no desire to support or join their cause in any way.

@JustNik I really like learning the more factual and generalized elements to history as you do tend to gain more knowledge that way. Once you have an idea of what that period was like and how people lived though, you can start to delve into individual characters and explore personal relationships. It does make it more real to you and you can commence a very meaningful journey when you learn about the human experience when it concerns specific people.

I've found it can be very touching, anyway.

@SW-User My boyfriend is too as he's sort of obsessed with ancient history and geographical areas throughout the ages.

@wonkywinky sure, but more interested in what happened In Brazil in that era

or what was happening in Egypt during George Washington's lifetime or

what was happening in Scandinavia during the fall of Rome

@RoxClymer Probably not much or it would noted in history wouldnt it?

@wonkywinky That's what I like finding out, Was it noted? We don't know untill we read about it.

history is Always being made,
I guarantee there are people in is world right now that have no idea the Russia-Ukraine war is happen

or that the US is going through a lot of socio/economic/political shit right now,

yet it's still All happening

@Ozymandiaz “I am the punishment of God... If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you.” - Genghis Khan

@BluntSm0ker Same...although I wish WW2 hadn't happened lol

@wonkywinky Nice

I do love Georgian architecture lol

@TjNewton Yes, I did :) Bowie was a fascinating guy...as a teenager I listened to him a lot tbh. Just went through a phase but instead of it being in the 1970's, it was in 2015-2017 🤣

Sound and Vision is good. My faves from Low are probably Always Crashing in the Same Car, Warszawa, and Subterraneans.

@SW-User He's been my hero since i was 7 i'm now 57 and he always will be my hero :)

@TjNewton That's cool ❤️

@Stereoguy I'd love to explore some of those places

@Stereoguy That's cool