What is the most misunderstood historical event? - Quora

Answer: The Galileo Affair Most people understand the trial of Galileo Galil.​.​.​ Top Stories from Your Feed Your Quora Digest What is the most misunderstood historical event? Tim O'Neill, Atheist, Medievalist, Sceptic and ama... 1.8k votes The Galileo Affair Most people understand the trial of Galileo Galilei as a key example of religious bigotry clashing with the advance of science and the textbook case of... Read More » What do Vietnamese people love about their country? Kim Huynh, I was there for 20 years. 50 votes - this is a note I wrote in 2009. please excuse the bad grammar - This place is a trap. Dangerous and moving. Nosy, rude people. Cars and bikes, running in fast motion, h... Read More » What would Otto Von Bismarck have thought of Hitler and his expansionist ambitions? Graeme Shimmin, amateur military historian. 273 votes Bismarck would have thought Hitler was a dangerous amateur and a gambler. Otto Von Bismarck - the iron chancellor ... Read More » Why don't more countries have aircraft carriers? Doesn't it just consist of building a platform for aircraft on a ship? Harold Kingsberg, Reader 949 votes The top-of-the-line carrier is the US' Gerald R. Ford class. The first ship of the line, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is due to enter service in 2016, but she's already afloat.[... Read More » What is Jimmy Kimmel like in person? Darby Stanchfield, Actress in the ABC drama Scandal 244 votes Jimmy Kimmel is such a nice guy! I have to preface this by saying, I've mainly interacted with him on Jimmy Kimmel Live--the two times I've been on his show, and once last ... Read More » Why did China survive for over 2000 years while the Roman empire did not? Kaiser Kuo, Hobby sinologist 313 votes The question is not technically accurate. The idea of China may have survived for over 2000 years—arguably, even longer—but the Chinese empire welded together in 221 BC by ... Read More » Who would win in a fight between squadrons of F-15 and MiG-29? Gabriel Chan, reading about military aviation since... 185 votes TL;DR — assuming both sides are equally experienced, trained, and equiped for air superiority missions at the time of the encounter, the F-15s have the advantage early- and... Read More » What things can people do in France that they cannot do in the USA? Jon Harley, has spent lots of time in France 771 votes Take a very high speed train between any two cities in the country Board an aeroplane without taking their shoes off, let alone having their body scanned Drive to any of 9 fo...  Read More » What are typical German habits? Judith Meyer, Well-traveled native German 505 votes Bringing flowers when visiting someone. ... Read More » What are the most epic acts of narcissism? Jon Pennington 229 votes The former leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Il, has an International Friendship Exhibition in a giant museum complex that houses 90,000 gifts that were allegedly given to th... Read More »   Read More in Your Feed This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). Quora is your best source for knowledge. Unsubscribe from this email.