I’ll start by stating I’m asking more about Canadian regions here so apologies if this subreddit isn’t including that. I’m setting it in the early 1900s, and it will follow two characters meeting a lone prospector who for whatever reason, is still at the creek panning for gold. Is there any advice you can give me for maintaining accuracy, costuming, language choices, cultural references of the time, etc? Big ones for me are superstitions, treatment of women in the region, and famous folk tunes they might have whistled. The man is going to be from Dawson City, but hasn’t been back since the fi ..read more

--- 1862: Mexican forces defeated the French at the Battle of Puebla. This is the basis for the holiday known as Cinco de Mayo. Contrary to popular belief, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day (which is actually September 16). --- 1961: Alan Shepard became the second person, and the first American, to go into outer space aboard “Freedom 7”. He was the first of the Mercury 7 astronauts. --- "The Space Race". That is the title of one of the episodes of my podcast: History Analyzed. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy famously promised to land a man on the moon within that decade, but wh ..read more

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​ https://preview.redd.it/hnsi259mgfxc1.png?width=882&format=png&auto=webp&s=0fde37557334083213ba207ebd1857fd49e2186a In 1897, a German-Haitian named Emile Lüders was at the center of an international incident. The mistreatment of a German citizen was pretext for German warships to drop anchor in the bay of Port au Prince demanding $20,000 compensation and a formal apology to the German government (along with a 21 gun salute). https://www.caribbean-beat.com/issue-147/the-luders-affair ​ submitted by /u/Same_Reference8235 [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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When I say this I’m referring too all the meat riding off this crusty 267 old year loser. First of being openly flirty with your wife’s sister infront of her while your both married and yes it was a real thing. Secondly Hamilton actually was mainly pro slavery and not only bought slaves as gifts multiple times he signed the 3/5ths act saying a slave was 3/5s of a person. Thirdly Hamilton was just a bitch to Aaron burr and got popped because he was slow yes, Hamilton did not “throw away his shot” like commonly portrayed there is zero evidence of him throwing away his shot besides people w ..read more

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