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r/HistoryAnecdotes
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Home to the most interesting, and often humorous, anecdotes and short accounts from history.

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Last updated: 11/05/2023
• LockeProposal added 9 years ago (also mods r/Dan_Carlin, r/TheGrittyPast)
• poor_and_obscure added 8 years ago
• sloam1234 added 7 years ago (also mods r/TheGrittyPast)
• americanerik added 1 year ago (also mods r/USCivilWar, r/revolutionarywar)
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to r/HistoryAnecdotes by poopguru
1 month ago
[An incredible interview from 1968] SIDNEY POITIER rips into journalists after only being asked questions surrounding race.
Early Modern
to r/HistoryAnecdotes by sbroue
6 months ago
Preview thumbnail for A "Moby Dick Coin", the Ecuadorian 8 Escudos doubloon, minted in Quito, Ecuador, between 1838 and 1843, is the one ounce of gold "sixteen dollar piece" Captain Ahab nails to the mast of the Pequod, promising it to the first man who "raises" Moby-Dick. image
A "Moby Dick Coin", the Ecuadorian 8 Escudos doubloon, minted in Quito, Ecuador, between 1838 and 1843, is the one ounce of gold "sixteen dollar piece" Captain Ahab nails to the mast of the Pequod, promising it to the first man who "raises" Moby-Dick.
to r/HistoryAnecdotes by Abrytan
5 months ago
An administrative mix up leads to an interesting journey on a troopship
to r/HistoryAnecdotes by as2k10
11 months ago
A spot of sporting banter