DaMoshe: Since the only response to your MO argument so far is a “LOL,” maybe that’s a sign you should (perhaps on a new thread) present evidence (citations from historical accounts or whatever) for your argument? Sometimes I think this site’s discussions would be more fruitful if it were organized like Mi Yodea (Stack Exchange), where they require or strongly encourage people to cite sources in support of whatever they say.
In any event, I think the answer to the question of which Orthodox stream is more in line with historical practice is more complex than many people assume, since it may be necessary to consider various aspects of hashkafa and halachic individually, and document the prevalence of antecedents of each approach with objective evidence. You also have to distinguish between different versions of MO (LWMO, RWMO, Centrist) and of charedi Judaism. It’s not as simple as saying, “All Jews before the year X were MO (or charedi).” Each side has been innovative in its own way.