Periods Of Your Country's History That You Don't Take Seriously?

[derspiess]

I tend to neglect 1865-1914 even though I shouldn't.

You neglect the time of Teddy Roosevelt?  But...it is so entertaining.

But yeah generally the combination of unpleasant and complicated, like Reconstruction, tends to mean it does not impact people much.

Civil War was such a rush, and the WWI period interests me greatly even before the US got involved.  I think my American History prof ruined me on that 50 year period because all he wanted to cover was farm issues.

[CountDeMoney]

I tend to neglect 1865-1914 even though I shouldn't.

You neglect the time of Teddy Roosevelt?  But...it is so entertaining.

But yeah generally the combination of unpleasant and complicated, like Reconstruction, tends to mean it does not impact people much.

One would think the heydey of Jim Crow would be right up derweiß's alley.  MAH HOOD

[Valmy]

1945-1950

Boy you are not kidding.  That really is a time people neglect.  A transition period where events are flying by and lots of messy stuff happens.  Then the Cold War really gets going and the world makes sense again.

[Martinus]

The "Noble Republic" and for the same reasons you mention - it's just oversaturated by pop culture.

The years 1918-1939 also seem like something out of an operetta.

[jimmy olsen]

1876-1898

[Valmy]

The "Noble Republic" and for the same reasons you mention - it's just oversaturated by pop culture.

What are we talking about there?  The entire era from the death of the last Jagiello until the third Partition?  That is an incredibly long period of time to be saturated.  The winged hussars are the most oddly cool thing I have ever seen.  Strapping metal wings to the backs of your cavalry shouldn't be cool, it should be lame.  But for some reason it works.

The years 1918-1939 also seem like something out of an operetta.

Definitely brings to mind the 'may you live in interesting times' not-Chinese curse.

[Liep]

1814 - 2015.

I like to sometimes pretend to live in a world where Norway and all its riches are still ours.

[The Larch]

Spanish history from the Napoleonic Wars until the Republic is one shit sandwich after another.

[celedhring]

Spanish history from the Napoleonic Wars until the Republic is one shit sandwich after another.

Was just going to write the same, but then at the end of the Republic we got the steamier shit sandwich of them all - although that one can hardly be considered to be taken unseriously.

[Admiral Yi]

Spain is poised to enter a Golden Age.

And my index fund with it.

[celedhring]

Spain is poised to enter a Golden Age.

And my index fund with it.

We are in a Golden Age. Even not taking into account technological progress, 1977- is the best period of all time to be a Spaniard. I'm pretty sure this is the longest non-violent period in all our history as a single country.

[Maladict]

1945-1950

Boy you are not kidding.  That really is a time people neglect.  A transition period where events are flying by and lots of messy stuff happens.  Then the Cold War really gets going and the world makes sense again.

It is an incredibly embarrassing period, still not really talked about much. It seems the Dutch were collectively out of their minds for a few years.

[Admiral Yi]

We are in a Golden Age. Even not taking into account technological progress, 1977- is the best period of all time to be a Spaniard.

Even more Goldener then.

[Barrister]

August 2, 1879.  I just can't take that day seriously.   

[crazy canuck]

The date the Grizzlies started their franchise in Vancouver.