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From the AskHistorians community on Reddit: I'm Andrea Horbinski, author of Manga's First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905-1989. AMA! Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians community

We have an artful #AMA for #Skystorians today! @horbinski.bsky.social has joined us to talk about and answer all your questions on the history of manga, media history, and her new book "Manga's First Century: How Creators and Fans Made Japanese Comics, 1905-1989"!
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My AMA is live @askhistorians.bsky.social ! Ask away! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

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What does history tell us about humanity’s future? I’m Dagomar Degroot, the NASA Chair of Astrobiology at the Library of Congress and author of RIPPLES ON THE COSMIC OCEAN. Send me your burning questi... Hi Reddit! I’m Dagomar Degroot, an environmental historian based in Washington, DC. I teach Environmental and Climate History at Georgetown...

Its #AMA time #Skystorians! Dagomar Degroot is joining us for a truly fantastic thread, and is ready to tackle all your burning questions about space, climate change, environmental history, existential risk, and more!
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From the AskHistorians community on Reddit: What does history tell us about humanity’s future? I’m Dagomar Degroot, the NASA Chair of Astrobiology at the Library of Congress and author of RIPPLES ON T... Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians community

Idk how to study the solar system's environmental history but I'm ready to learn in today's AMA with @dagomardegroot.bsky.social on @askhistorians.bsky.social (with r/AskScience too!)

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Did The Romans Descend Into Any Caves That Were Supposed To Be Entrances To The Underworld? There is nothing remotely Elysian about the Phlegræan Fields; nothing sylvan, nothing green. The Fields, which lie on the north shore of the Bay of Naples, are part of the caldera of a volcano that is the twin of Vesuvius, the destroyer of Pompeii, a few miles to the east. The volcano is still active, but, today, its most obvious feature is this barren, rubble-strewn plateau. Fire bursts from the rocks in places, and clouds of sulphurous gas snake out of vents that lead up from deep underground.

Did The Romans Descend Into Any Caves That Were Supposed To Be Entrances To The Underworld?
(This is a dead awesome answer from /u/mikedash on one particularly legendary cave complex!) #SPQR #Skystorians #ThrowbackThursday

Hi there! Could you please confirm (by DM if you prefer) which handle you use on the subreddit?

Where did the idea that radiation and ooze gives you super powers and makes insects big come from?
(Investigate the Secret of the Ooze with @wellerstein.bsky.social and find the origin of this popular trope.) #Skystorians #HistSci #ThrowbackThursday

Saturday Showcase By special request: I did an answer on Medieval ideology and faction that wasn't Medieval enough so now it's here. I changed the wording slightly to fit the context and added a little more to it.

Ideological factions aren’t a modern phenomenon, although perhaps not in a way you might imagine. /u/Somecrazynerd writes about the intrigues of European courts in the 16th and 17th centuries between different groups. #Skystorians #EarlyModern #ThrowbackThursday

Exciting news #Skystorians! Tomorrow AskHistorians is teaming up with r/AskScience to cohost a fantastic #AMA with Dr. Dagmar Degrott, author of Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean: An Environmental History of Our Place in the Solar System! Don't miss this space to ask all your cosmic questions!

We are experts on historical clothing at Colonial Williamsburg. Ask Us Anything about clothing in early America! Hello all, We are a group of experts in early American clothing at [Colonial Williamsburg](https://www.colonialwilliamsburg.org/), a...

Looking for another fantastic #AMA to spend time with today #Skystorians? Askhistorians is hosting a group of experts in early American clothing from Colonial Williamsburg, and you can ask them anything about clothing in early America! Come join the fun!
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@askhistorians.bsky.social has shared a few META posts in the past year that are relevant for #NoKings

"[Geenbaum] represented what everyone should strive to be: an obstacle, however small and seemingly inconsequential, in the path of fascism."

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Bluesky keeps on evolving and thriving! Keep up to date with some of your favorite history people with the AskHistorians Starter Pack! Collecting the friends, flairs and contributors of our great community in one beautiful list!
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Friday Free-for-All | October 17, 2025 You know the drill: this is the thread for all your history-related outpourings that are not necessarily questions. Minor questions that you feel don't need or merit their own threads are welcome too. Discovered a great new book, documentary, article or blog? Has your Ph.D. application been successful? Have you made an archaeological discovery in your back yard? Did you find an anecdote about the Doge of Venice telling a joke to Michel Foucault? Tell us all about it.

Hey #Skystorians, looking for a place to let your hair down & let the historical juices flow? Why not stop by the Friday Free-for-All?! Discovered a great new book, documentary, article or blog? Have you made an archaeological discovery in your back yard? Tell us about it!

It's on brand for us to offer people old things!

Was General William T. Sherman actually insane? We’re historians of the American Civil War — Ask Us Anything! Hi Reddit! We’re American Civil War historians Louie P. Gallo and David S. Nolen. Our new book, [*The Memoirs of General William Tecumseh...

Another #AMA hits the font page for #Skystorians! American Civil War historians Louie P. Gallo and David S. Nolen, authors of the new book, "The Memoirs of General William Tecumseh Sherman" are here today to answer all your questions about all things Civil War!
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The first interview I successfully hosted with the AskHistorians podcast went up yesterday! bsky.app/profile/askh...

The #AMA is live #Skystorians! Come ask Dr. Mila Burns all your questions!
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The AskHistorians Podcast: AskHistorians Podcast Episode 245: Heiresses with Dr. Miranda Kaufmann This week, Dr. Miranda Kaufmann chats with Mimicofmodes about British heiresses of Caribbean fortunes, and the enslaved people that underwent untold suffering to support their lifestyles. (47 min.) Fi...

New episode of the #Podcast is up #Skystorians! @mimicofmodes.com sits down with the great @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social to talk about British heiresses of Caribbean fortunes & the enslaved people that underwent untold suffering to support their lifestyles.
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The #AMA train never ends #Skystorians! Tomorrow we're hosting an AMA with Dr. Mila Burns, author of Dictatorship across Borders: Brazil, Chile, and the South American Cold War!

Fun fact: Up until 1994, the phrase 'I need to add more vegemite' was a capital offence in Italy.

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AskHistorians mods behind closed doors: if I make sushi from broken spaghetti and supermarket sausage, I can offend the optimal number of cuisines at once

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Its time for an #AMA #Skystorians! We are joined by the fabulous @renatakeller.bsky.social to answer questions about her book "The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis & the Hemispheric Cold War", the Cold War, modern Latin America & editing a book series!
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ANSIRH’s Katrina Kimport is hosting an AMA on AskHistorians RIGHT NOW. Come join the conversation. @askhistorians.bsky.social www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

Ask me anything!

Today's the official pub day for the Fate of the Americas, so that means my AMA on @askhistorians.bsky.social is live! Eeeek!! I hope I sound smart and don't embarrass myself! Thanks to @uncpress.bsky.social and @sonyabonczek.bsky.social for setting it up! #History #AskMeAnything

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We have an AMA with @renatakeller.bsky.social over on @askhistorians.bsky.social today! Come check it out and learn about the Cuban Missile Crisis and her new book from @uncpress.bsky.social ! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

Yet more fantasticevents await #Skystorians! Tomorrow features an
AMA with Dr. Katrina Kimport, contributing author of "When Roe Failed: Class and Race in Abortion Before Dobbs" in The Nursing Clio Reader & author of No Real Choice: How Culture and Politics Matter for Reproductive Autonomy!

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Come check out our AMA on @askhistorians.bsky.social today with our guest @csschmitt.bsky.social for her new book The Predatory Sea

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Its #AMA time! #Skystorians can stop by AskHistorians to chat with Dr. Casey Schmitt! You have the chance to ask any & all questions about maritime violence in English and French colonization of the Caribbean.
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There's another awesome #AMA coming tomorrow #Skystorians! We're joined by Dr. Casey Schmitt, and you have the opportunity to ask all kinds of questions about their new book "The Predatory Sea: Human Trafficking, Colonization, and Trade in the Greater Caribbean, 1530-1690!"