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What is this statue from Iraq/Babylon, and what does the cuneiform on it mean?
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What is the "impious service" of the Anglican church?
Awarded Dec 6 at 1:49
Were Soldiers from Osaka Considered Bad/Unlucky Troops?
Awarded Nov 25 at 14:48
Did Da Vinci really say, "Art is never finished, only abandoned"?
Awarded Nov 16 at 23:50
Who stood for the Roman consulship in absentia?
Awarded Nov 13 at 15:51
This line in Antiochus Strategos account on The Capture of Jerusalem by the Persians in 614 AD, is theological or historical event?
Awarded Nov 11 at 8:41
US agencies phone numbers in the 1960s-1970s
Awarded Nov 9 at 8:35
Which European country first introduced wristwatches to China and why is it called 手表?
Awarded Nov 8 at 15:16
Did more Puerto Ricans soldiers really die in Vietnam War than from any state?
Awarded Oct 31 at 2:52
What is significance of (US) university heraldry
Awarded Oct 13 at 15:11
What is the history of "industrial date coding" (year followed by week number)?
Awarded Oct 7 at 21:40
When did the sectors in West Berlin cease to exist?
Awarded Oct 3 at 8:26
Did ancient civilizations believe their gods to be humanoids?
Awarded Oct 2 at 14:03
Why are Soviet leaders Gorbachev and Boris Yeltsin so loved in the west?
Awarded Sep 29 at 8:20
What evidence exists for the historical name of Kuwohi Mountain (formerly Clingmans Dome)?
Awarded Sep 28 at 2:27
Why was getting Indians to stop working for the British government never targeted during the freedom struggle?
Awarded Sep 21 at 22:46
Where can I find statutory orders made by the Privy Council of England?
Awarded Sep 7 at 13:20
How did the Catholic Church grow in power between Rome and the Middle Ages?
Awarded Sep 7 at 7:04
In which town of Europe (Germany ?) were this 2 photos taken during WWII?
Awarded Sep 6 at 10:52
When citation of other author started to be formalized?
Awarded Sep 6 at 8:43
How did Oswald Mosley escape treason charges?
Awarded Aug 30 at 10:08
What methods are used to tell whether an event described in a tradition is false? [closed]
Awarded Aug 22 at 9:18
How does one find historic prices for goods?
Awarded Aug 19 at 16:17
Did the United States have consent from Texas to cede a piece of land that was part of Texas?
Awarded Aug 19 at 16:07
Who was Dionysodorus of Melos?
Awarded Aug 11 at 16:07
How were East German citizens who defected to West Berlin able to travel to the rest of West Germany? (If at all)
Awarded Aug 5 at 14:10
Did ancient Greco-Roman people think their thoughts/feelings came from spirits or gods?
Awarded Aug 3 at 3:43
How were the permutations calculated in God's Playground?
Awarded Jul 31 at 10:47
Is this story of John Wesley, a horse, and a bridge true?
Awarded Jul 28 at 19:32
What is the true history of the blue bricks of Old San Juan?
Awarded Jul 24 at 10:50
Who were the oldest US Presidential nominees?
Awarded Jul 22 at 13:51
Were ancient Greece tridents different designs from other historical examples?
Awarded Jul 18 at 16:48
Why were the Germans accused of genocide at the start of WW1 against the Belgium people?
Awarded Jul 4 at 6:39
What is a quarter in 19th-century England converted to contemporary pints?
Awarded Jun 26 at 2:07
Did Arab nations send prisoners to fight in the Soviet-Afghan war?
Awarded Jun 11 at 16:34
Is there any truth to this anecdote about Yugoslavian leader Tito?
Awarded Jun 10 at 5:46
When was the Viking first day of summer? Winter?
Awarded Jun 6 at 8:48
What is the genetic composition of "Cemetery H" culture?
Awarded May 28 at 1:12
Did people write on loose leaf or directly in notebook in middle age?
Awarded May 27 at 6:41
Did Philo ever mention crucifixion as a punishment in any of his writings? If he didn't, was there ever a reason he didn't?
Awarded May 24 at 1:35
Is there evidence that the ancient Persians debated every matter once sober and once drunk?
Awarded May 23 at 2:40
Is there ancient Egyptian literature surviving today? [closed]
Awarded May 16 at 21:20
When did people start to care about right grammar and spelling?
Awarded May 11 at 7:26
What were the main components in the Rise of Sunni Islam in the Middle East during the 20th century? [closed]
Awarded May 8 at 15:40
Are there written historical records of ships possibly affected by underwater volcanic activity?
Awarded May 1 at 9:17
What did Abraham Lincoln say that may have led to General MacArthur's quote? [closed]
Awarded Apr 21 at 11:06
What is the size of these coins?
Awarded Apr 19 at 14:12
How was Rome able to conscript and equip 400k soldiers during 2nd Punic War in a pre-industrial society?
Awarded Apr 17 at 14:20
How important was the US steel industry to the allies during World War II?
Awarded Apr 10 at 16:04
When was Joseph Alsop article 'Another Hitler-Time?' published in the Washington Post?
Awarded Apr 9 at 7:55
What is this glyph on Feb 23 1940 in a Finnish military calendar?
Awarded Apr 8 at 21:41
Who was the first person to get a more accurate measure of the earth's circumference than Eratosthenes?
Awarded Apr 7 at 2:55
What was this television history series?
Awarded Apr 5 at 11:56
Was this device created in the 15th or 18th century and what was it really used for?
Awarded Apr 3 at 2:28
Have there been any plausible reports of killing polar bears with a bone spring?
Awarded Apr 2 at 9:42
What was the original title of Jewish kings? [closed]
Awarded Mar 26 at 5:18
Did the Romans import worship in response to plagues?
Awarded Mar 25 at 11:36
What is the ancient Egyptian term for 'tomb raiders'?
Awarded Mar 22 at 5:49
Why didn't the promise of the imminent Green Revolution forestall German territorial ambitions just before World War 2? [closed]
Awarded Mar 21 at 3:26
What was the economic incentive for "redlining"?
Awarded Mar 19 at 16:21
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