79 Funny History Memes That Should Be In Textbooks

Bulgaria would also like to thank Russia for the 45 years of brutal communist dictatorship that we had. It was just lovely :)

The reason for right to bear arms was to protect against tyranny from a standing army. It was supposed to be the militias (the state's "forces", what we would now call the national guard). Instead, we got people that believe it is their right to carry guns to rallies and voting places and such, and a president that is calling out that same (national guard) that was supposed to be the protection to do the tyranny.

"Which is why we give you the lovely choice of either going to prison or undergoing brutal chemical treatment, which will eventually drive you to off yourself. What a bargain!"

This is Russian actor Yul Brynner btw. The Ten Commandments 1956.

They won though....

Abu Simbel is spectacular, and remarkably, its design which only allows sunlight to go straight to the back of the temple to illuminate one particular statue at sunrise on two days of the year, was preserved when they moved the entire monument to a different island when they created the Aswan Dam.

That’s always been a ridiculous argument, considering the Confederate constitution banned states from restricting slavery.

I know his name is Jason, but I'll always think of him as Derek.

Can we just end this "no one:..." joke format? It adds absolutely nothing.

This also works for British culture American culture.

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Not a fair comparison. They had a big head start. But the Gap will be closing, as our President is trying so hard to catch up.

Should be pince-nez, not monocle. They were kind of his thing.

It started in Kansas, but was kept hushed until the Spanish king got it.

Accurate. 😆

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Don't worry. He'll get the point(s).

How many wars has Germany declared in the last 80 years? Fought? How many wars has the US declared in the last 80 years? Fought?

Australia : exist

Even by the standards of the time Churchill was a racist.

Prussia no longer exists

They invaded Poland in 17th century, it didn't end well for them.

Correlation with no causation.

Also Spain and the Netherlands.

Not "birth control" but maybe the birth control pill. "...The earliest recorded use of a c****m-like device dates back to around 3000 B.C. with King Minos of Crete, who reportedly used a goat’s bladder, while ancient Egyptian, Roman, and Greek cultures used linen sheaths or animal intestines/bladders...". And of course abstinence, invented by the church.

Bah, Pierre died when he stumbled into the way of a horse and cart. He had been blinded by exposure but meh compared to 'my cookbook can't be read unless in protective gear'.

I....I cannot but feel this sums it up.

Im bringing back the Aztec religon. Lets serve hearts to eagles!

The same meme for any western country, but with capitalism and oligarchs.

This after they adopted and assimilated the Greek culture.

Germany in about ten years... It's actually heartbreaking. 😞

Well, S**T!

I think, historically, that being able to understand the scripture was one of the main drivers of Protestantism.

Also, much later, the Spanish I*********n.

The political cartoons about how big George4 was were true though.

Obama on the top Trump on the bottom then Biden on the top Trump on the bottom and they aren't even related.

Another meme which harkens back to the eighties - The USSR was dissolved in the early nineties. Yet somehow very modern as well.

Every episode of Timeless. It was a good show. The one Black guy only got in trouble once.

Resistance is futile.

Ah, the Mexican Cession, via the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo.

A rather reasonable approach.

Ah yes, Word War II

Listen to the lyrics. Their songs are mostly pro-god, anti-droogas. Dont do this cool tjing, kids. Dont summon Satan, go to church.

Twice! 🤣

Oh look, history repeating itself!

Civ games. Until recently Gandhi beelined for nukes then threatend and used them. It stopped being funny in civ3.

Don't forget that they had 2 revolutions in that year.

Just like president "Bonespurs"

Yeah, about that...

Fun trivia: most precious stones have very simple chemical compositions (diamonds are pure carbon).

This is an old-time novelty photo, not a portrayal of a real treatment.

Same with WW2.

And without a rifle. The ninjas.

And for the gents there's Jocasta (sometimes called Epicaste), Queen of Thebes, also known as Oedipus' mother.

Wow. I learned something. Though apparently, there is some debate about the subject.

And it's crashing quite spectacularly at the moment