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Why could George Washington and the revolutionaries not stop Governor Tryon in New York Harbor?
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Who are the five figures in the niches in the 'Monument of Marchese Spinetta Malaspina'
Awarded Jan 4 at 15:07
What were "prison-bars" (some sort of "amusement" or "athletic exercise")?
Awarded Jan 2 at 1:42
What does this source "IAA iii" mean? Which book?
Awarded Dec 31 '21 at 2:15
Where can I find more information about destruction of a castle in Merlas, France?
Awarded Dec 30 '21 at 8:40
Why didn't Iran declare war on the United States for shooting down flight-655? [closed]
Awarded Dec 26 '21 at 13:07
What is the "bag on a stick" Hercules is holding in this picture?
Awarded Dec 25 '21 at 22:34
What kind of slang terms were used in Massachusetts in 1947?
Awarded Dec 23 '21 at 12:03
Were the Romans Trojans or Latins? [duplicate]
Awarded Dec 21 '21 at 20:10
Where could I find detailed data on WWII Eastern Front casualties and territorial changes?
Awarded Dec 16 '21 at 11:02
What is the name of this photographer?
Awarded Dec 16 '21 at 2:49
Was Christianity always the #1 religion since it started, or were there others? [closed]
Awarded Dec 16 '21 at 1:16
At what height were Gargoyles typically used in Gothic architecture
Awarded Dec 15 '21 at 14:27
What exactly was East Prussia between 1933 and 1945? Was it part of a larger government, and which one?
Awarded Dec 15 '21 at 1:18
What were the racial views of the Nazis towards the Greeks?
Awarded Dec 14 '21 at 9:25
What do the last four digits of this postal cancellation stamp mean?
Awarded Dec 13 '21 at 23:12
When and how did the Han ethnic group become by far the biggest ethnic group in China?
Awarded Dec 6 '21 at 13:42
How common was it for USAAF aircrews to swap airplanes?
Awarded Dec 1 '21 at 20:07
Did Lord Acton ever say "freedom faces four major challenges"?
Awarded Dec 1 '21 at 9:17
What are "the unconscious first steps of plant domestication" in "Guns, Germs, and Steel"?
Awarded Nov 30 '21 at 21:57
Why didn't the eunuch faction improve stability in Imperial China?
Awarded Nov 30 '21 at 4:27
What size are these mosaics of Justinian and Theodora?
Awarded Nov 29 '21 at 14:31
Why was the Israeli army strong enough to win the 1948 war?
Awarded Nov 23 '21 at 22:11
What was the dominant government system in the 1600s~1800s?
Awarded Nov 23 '21 at 12:18
What percentage of US households had electricity and telephones in 1940?
Awarded Nov 23 '21 at 2:26
Why are cereal grains so important to agriculture and civilization?
Awarded Nov 21 '21 at 21:21
Does city-specific economic data for the pre-WW2 decades exist for Japan and Germany? How do I find out?
Awarded Nov 18 '21 at 16:04
Help identify origin of a small clay statue
Awarded Nov 16 '21 at 14:12
Did everyone have to carry identity papers in Nazi Germany?
Awarded Nov 8 '21 at 16:56
Where does Herodotus discuss judging the wisdom of decisions by the evidence at hand vs. the consequences?
Awarded Nov 8 '21 at 15:40
How to understand the geography of Napoleon's military campaigns?
Awarded Nov 6 '21 at 2:05
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How can I properly learn the history of a country whose language I don't speak or read?
Awarded Nov 5 '21 at 17:08
Is Bulgaria the only country in modern history to have gained territory after being on the losing side of a war?
Awarded Nov 5 '21 at 16:25
What happened in Kazakhstan that its population dropped from 16m to 14m between 1992 - 2001?
Awarded Nov 5 '21 at 4:47
How did letters become published?
Awarded Oct 29 '21 at 2:41
Were there "Taxes Paid" slave tattoos in the Roman Empire?
Awarded Oct 29 '21 at 2:25
Why did the delgates show up on different balconies after they signed the Austrian State Treaty?
Awarded Oct 28 '21 at 6:18
What's going on with this graph of wheat prices in "Civilization and Capitalism"?
Awarded Oct 27 '21 at 12:16
What were Nazi policies around converts to Judaism?
Awarded Oct 25 '21 at 14:27
Where can I find the original Arabic version of bin Laden's 1996 fatwa?
Awarded Oct 19 '21 at 16:52
What attempts were made to limit Roman-era water pressure/flow 'theft' by code, pipe length, and expanders and by whom?
Awarded Oct 18 '21 at 15:32
Why did ships like the HMS Victory have cannon wells? [closed]
Awarded Oct 17 '21 at 11:51
At the peak of the American whaling industry, what share of the workforce were involved in it?
Awarded Oct 16 '21 at 14:55
How did early adopters of the automobile fill up their cars?
Awarded Oct 14 '21 at 22:55
How many Scots were present at the Battle of Bauge?
Awarded Oct 8 '21 at 7:03
Were there duststorms in Louisiana in the 1930's?
Awarded Oct 7 '21 at 18:36
Was the symbol post-classical Mayans used to represent zero really derived from a depiction of a turtle shell?
Awarded Oct 6 '21 at 21:09
Have there been "mechanical paintings" in real life?
Awarded Oct 6 '21 at 9:56
Where was the operation Market Garden UK planning headquarters?
Awarded Oct 4 '21 at 7:05
What was the cause of death of Male Rao Holkar?
Awarded Oct 2 '21 at 2:35
Does anyone know anything about medieval instant pottage?
Awarded Sep 29 '21 at 13:31
What is the flower-like motif appearing right on top of the arches of structures built by Qutb Shahi dynasty?
Awarded Sep 27 '21 at 21:16
What was the reasoning behind the Washington Committee's complaint to the Liquor Tax during the Whiskey Rebellion?
Awarded Sep 23 '21 at 20:21
How safe were ancient boats on the sea? [closed]
Awarded Sep 18 '21 at 22:20
Was the fall of the Inca Empire inevitable? [closed]
Awarded Sep 17 '21 at 8:26
Why is it considered that the USA waited until the end of WW2 to assume the status of a superpower? [closed]
Awarded Sep 13 '21 at 12:35
What does 'des' mean in ancient Egyptian?
Awarded Sep 9 '21 at 5:55
Why didn't the Allies use a naval invasion to retake Norway?
Awarded Sep 8 '21 at 23:10
What is this 19th century British army uniform?
Awarded Sep 1 '21 at 6:57
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