r/HistoryMemes (about 12.8M members, directory rank #65) is for history memes about events more than 20 years ago. Discussion and expert-answer rooms take over for real questions.
How to choose
Stay on HistoryMemes for jokes. Use history for discussion and articles, AskHistorians for in-depth answers, and 100yearsago for events of a century ago.
Starting point: r/HistoryMemes
r/HistoryMemes
— A sub for History Memes
- Members: 12.8M
- Directory rank: #65
- 7-day growth: +3.8K
A place for history memes about events over 20 years ago.
Curated alternatives
History
- Members: 18.8M
- Directory rank: #45
When to choose it: You want to discuss history, not post a meme.
Why it is here: Listed as related. Public description: discussions about history (about 18.8M members, rank #45).
How it differs from r/HistoryMemes: Discussion versus memes.
AskHistorians
- Members: 2.9M
- Directory rank: #380
When to choose it: You need an in-depth, sourced answer.
Why it is here: Public description: in-depth public history answers with strict rules (about 2.9M members, rank #380).
How it differs from r/HistoryMemes: Expert answers versus humour.
Things that happened exactly 100 years ago
- Members: 2.5M
- Directory rank: #441
When to choose it: You follow what happened a century ago.
Why it is here: Listed as related. Public description: a community started to follow World War I day by day (about 2.5M members, rank #441).
How it differs from r/HistoryMemes: Era coverage versus memes.
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