Hey guys, I've been pretty busy with some school work and various other activities and actually didn't realize that this forum was up and running until today but I wanted to quickly introduce myself to everyone - I'm currently a History/Political Science major at the University of Delaware, and I'm especially interested in Soviet/Russian history as well as most all others I suppose. I've taken some classes on English history before and after 1715 up until 1800 or so, so you might see me chiming in if any of the discussion heads that way, but for this semester at least I'll probably stick to some of the Soviet stuff since I'm in one Soviet history class right now and am also researching a paper about the rise of Stalin for my 400-level seminar. I'll probably have some threads about this stuff up sometime soon, so if you've got anything to add be sure and stop in and be sure to bring a glass of Vodka and a whole lot of revolution.

we need a name for History Forum regs imo. Something historical sounding maybe?

My ideas:

Harriers
Harbingers
Hoplites
Historyoniks

or maybe heroes

:/

H-fiends? Histograms? Histerics?

definitely not histards

ATF really makes some sence I must say

Don't believe the media specially not TV News

How about Histryonics?

Something along these lines, maybe. But are they polite enough?


I suggest Historians. That´s what we want to be!

The history boys

I'm a Histryonik AND PROUD OF IT

and gals. The History people.

Hi! Stories!

HistoRyan

HistoRyan...lol, +1

what are some of the largest natural disasters in the pre-industrial age?

The black death

I misread your post. Thought it was one of those over-my-head references that happen so often. You have to admit. History contains ample histrionics. As does the present, at least in my little corner.

How about an amalgamation of history and storyboard. His_story_board

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_natural_disasters

H-bombs.

Bubonic Plague wiped out nearly half of the Mediterranean world's population in the 6th century, effectively gutting the population and economy of a resurgent Roman (Byzantine) Empire and clearing the way for Western "barbarian" kingdoms and Islamic Empires in the Middle East (which capitalized on the decline of both the Byzantine and Sassanid Empires). The plague returned in the 14th century (the "Black Death") and wiped out about 1/3 of Europe, causing a profound labor shortage and increasing social mobility that arguably helped make the Renaissance possible. Both plagues had a profound effect outside of Europe as well. The Black Death made it possible for the Ming to overthrow the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China as well.

In 1755, a massive earthquake and tsunami practically destroyed the city of Lisbon, killing possibly over 50,000 people. That disaster is both enormous in scope and seems rather timely now.

Also, depending on your perspective, the Columbian Exchange could be viewed as a huge "natural disaster" for a variety of New World flora and fauna, not to mention for Native Americans, about 95% of whom died out within a few hundred years from disease and warfare (primarily the former).

This definitely needs an own thread. Not low content, imo, see Turn Prophet´s answer!

Btw, my H-bombs was about the other subject discussed here (just want to show I´m not stupid )

Found this awesome gambling related history quote a couple weeks ago:

"History, to a philosopher, is what gambling was to the Marquis de Dangeau: he saw a system, relations, consequences, where others saw only the caprice of fortune." ~Edward Gibbon

Fantastic choice.

As long as historian wont start answering every question with "i don't know much about it, i just know history of a certain country for a period of about 2 centuries".

Who do you think is the most interesting person to study?


I'd say Hitler.

I´m almost sorry to say you may be right.