If a successful business person were transported to the past, could they then become wealthy?

Over the weekend we find out the FBI is being fired leaving our country vulnerable as hell and that our gas, produce, and general inflation is going back up causing a global stock market decline, except for us? Is our stock market being manipulated? This is so weird.

Winners of the AskHistorians "Best of 2024" Awards!

[Meta] I think the sub's default answer on the history of anti-semitism should be extended post 1945.

What role did Mu‘tazilite scholars play in the development of Islamic theology and philosophy?

Is it wise to consider moving out of the United States now due to the current political climate, or should I wait several years and risk it becoming too late?

Is the current situation in the USA, a historical parallel to pre-WW2 Germany?

Is the "punishing" afterlife influence by the weather of the culture?

There is a photo from the 1950s that shows segregationists holding a sign that says "race mixing is communism." Obviously this isn't what communism is, but conservative right-wingers have a habit of doing this. What is the history of right-wingers equating communism with "anything they don't like"?

How to improve writing style?

What is controversial among historians that may not seem a big deal to non-historians?

Who was the first person to vacation in the new world?

were the dinosaurs at the top of the food chain or the aquatic animals? Or the big snakes i keep hearing about?

Consequences for local police forces who refused orders (from Nazis or NKVD) to kill?

How accurate is the movie The Apprentice?

Has the Christian ‘Church’ done more good, or more bad to the world?

Has anyone seen the documentary “Century of the self”? Thoughts?

What is the oldest historical event we know the exact date of?

I'm a 18 year old girl, 49,5kg (109pounds) at 166cm (5'5"). What should be my ideal weight?

How is the Gold price fixed? And how did it happen in the past, when we had a bimetallic or gold standard?

How did Ethiopia respond to the British military occupation during WWII, and the removal of Italy? Did Italy leave much of a legacy during their brief rule?

In your time period/ area of study what idiom did people use to mean something was never going to happen?

Mistake or lack of options?

What are the differences between hitler’s rise and trump’s rise?

What is the history behind my Chinese dad’s lore?