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Why did the Mongols destroy the library during the siege of Baghdad in 1258?

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Was there something in Lord Palmerston's career that made him associated with temporary appointments becoming permanent?

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Post WWII Munich- U.S.occupation

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Was Alexander Coffroth for or against Slavery? And in what instances?

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Do we know if Patton ever said “l'audace l'audace toujours l'audace”?

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Why are baseball pitches that miss the strike zone called “balls”?

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To what extent were Polynesians in contact with one-another before European contact?

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What happened to the Parthians?

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Story of infatuation and lust in history [closed]

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How did the Romans handle “fatbergs” in their sewage system?

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Does anyone know the names of schools in 1870/71 London (potentially near Brixton) where wealthy Americans traveling abroad would enroll their sons?

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Why did baseball become more popular than cricket in the USA?

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What did Douglas MacArthur mean by “In war, there is no substitute for victory?” [closed]

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What was the “Favorable result” that the German admiralty was expecting from the naval attack on the Royal Navy in 1918?

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Is the rise and dominance of analytic philosophy around the world associated with the dominance of the British empire and the United States? [closed]

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What was the actual cause of the disaster for the Royal Navy’s battlecruisers in the Battle of Jutland?

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When was the first usage of the slogan “Wer hat uns verraten…”?

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Why the belt or strap in some plate armor and some other armor exposed in the middle front side?

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What is the meaning of George S Patton's quote “Nobody ever defended anything successfully, there is only attack and attack and attack some more?” [closed]

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How would the Israelites have girded their loins?

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What does King Henry III have on his lap in this illustration from a Matthew Paris chronicle?

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“Three Pines” as code for British Loyalists during the Revolutionary War

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How long did it take to make a woolen sweater?

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Was there a fighter jet designed without cannons?

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How can I find what type of locomotive had a specific manufacturer's plate on it?

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What was the main diet of pre-agricultural Asians?

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Why did the USA stay out of the League of Nations?

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What became of the Richard III infidelity surprise?

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What is a term for cultural and social influences left by colonial power that has a long-lasting, negative influence? [closed]

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Which 1848 German revolutionaries became key players in the US Republican party?

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Why were Soviet losses consistently so high?

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Did the Axis use Villa Cisneros during WW2 for contact with South America?

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How different schools of historiography characterise a colony?

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Why some amphoras are pointwise in the bottom?

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Have any national leaders been kept unaware of their own wars?

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How many deaths resulted from the Wars of the Diadochi? [closed]

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During the defense of the home islands, what was Japan's plan for its forces off-island?

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Was there and if so what was a northern silk road route from Khazaria to China?

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Early use of unit tokens on military situation maps

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What caused the increase in world population rate around 1700's?

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Is there an objective measure of decadence?

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Was the post-WW2 form of globalisation a historical abberation? [closed]

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What was the name for the region before it was “the Balkans”?

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What is the significance of “Pharaoh” versus “King” in ancient Egypt?

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Does the (Ragnersson) mean (Son of Ragnar)?

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