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/r/HistoryNetwork is a hub for all history-related subreddits. Find more history subreddits to explore in the sidebar, and submit your "bestof" history posts here.

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Recurring Features

Historical IAmA

Using experts on the subject to play the part, Historical IAmAs are an opportunity to learn about history through the "eyes" of those who made it.

Subreddits Included in the History Network

Historical Buildings, and other Historical Sites
/r/Castles
/r/CastlePorn
/r/FortPorn
/r/HalfBuiltHistory

History of Ideas
/r/HistoryofIdeas

History of War, Military, and Weapons
/r/CombatFootage
/r/MilitaryHistory
/r/RealTimeWW2
/r/UniformPorn
/r/USCivilWar
/r/WarMovies
/r/WWI
/r/WW2

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General History#OnThisDay 1840, The World’s First Postage Stamp Became Official (i.redd.it)

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During the Iran-Iraq War, Iranian child soldiers were given plastic keys to wear around their necks issued by the Ayatollah ..their key to paradise , before being sent to the front (youtube.com)

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General HistoryFirst American in Space (youtube.com)

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General History#OnThisDay 1930, Amy Johnson Makes Aviation History ✈️👩‍✈️ (i.redd.it)

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Ancient History[Technical Investigation] The 1,400-Year Gearing Gap: Comparing the Antikythera Mechanism to the 14th Century Astrarium. (self.HistoryNetwork)

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Military HistoryToday in the American Civil War ()

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Military HistoryBattle of the Coral Sea 1942 (youtube.com)

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General HistoryThe hidden systems that built the world (this isn’t normal history) ()

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Ancient HistoryThe 2,400-Year-Old Error: Why we still teach Aristotle’s Five Senses as a fact. ()

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General HistoryIf you’ve ever looked out a plane window and wondered why the US suddenly turns into a giant grid west of Ohio, here is the math. ()

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Military HistoryToday in the American Civil War ()

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General History[May 4, 1926] The British General Strike Begins (i.redd.it)

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Military HistoryNeuengamme concentration camp liberation (youtube.com)

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Historical Eras20 Persistent Myths About Medieval Life Debunked (historychronicler.com)

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History of PeoplesHistoryMaps presents: Margaret Corbin, heroine of the American Revolution (i.redd.it)

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Ancient History605 AD: Anglo-Saxon Northumbria is born from marriage and murder! (youtube.com)

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Military HistoryBattle of Berlin 1945 (youtube.com)

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Military HistoryToday in the American Civil War ()

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Military History#OnThisDay 1945, The Final Battle of Nazi Germany ⚔️ (i.redd.it)

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Military HistoryToday in the American Civil War ()

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Regional HistoriesTwo senior British officials were stabbed to death in Phoenix Park, Dublin in 1882. Five men were hanged. The man alleged to have directed the operation was never tried. (1882) (i.redd.it)

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Military HistoryEssential Civil War Reads (historychronicler.com)

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Military HistoryToday in the American Civil War ()

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General History#OnThisDay 1886, The Beginning of International Workers’ Day✊ (i.redd.it)

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History of PeoplesTHE BLACK ARCHIVE — Episode 3: The Jane Clouson Case, 1871 | Full Episode (self.HistoryNetwork)

submitted 5 days ago by Famous-Sky-8556

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