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First to answer and accepted with score of 10 or more. This badge can be awarded multiple times.
Awarded 2321 times.
What is the "impious service" of the Anglican church?
Awarded Dec 6 at 9:33
How, where and when did Lily Pettigrew die?
Awarded Nov 27 at 12:40
How did the Dutch Republic get sufficient timber to build its navies?
Awarded Nov 25 at 20:26
How long was the sea journey for most of the “second wave” of immigrants to New England?
Awarded Nov 18 at 17:56
What do the writings of the NKVD general Lyushkov after his defection to Japan contain?
Awarded Nov 14 at 12:32
"Hat Hair" in History
Awarded Nov 9 at 15:05
Which European country first introduced wristwatches to China and why is it called 手表?
Awarded Nov 8 at 23:49
What is the academic perspective on the origin time frames of rope/string or the tying of things with primitive fibers and such?
Awarded Nov 1 at 16:03
Did more Puerto Ricans soldiers really die in Vietnam War than from any state?
Awarded Oct 31 at 4:37
What was Adam Smith's position on the American Revolution?
Awarded Oct 15 at 9:15
In the 18th century Letters of Recommendation were used as a means of introduction. Was there anything equivalent used in 17th century Europe?
Awarded Oct 11 at 5:17
How much did cannon cost in 1410?
Awarded Oct 10 at 21:15
What evidence exists for the historical name of Kuwohi Mountain (formerly Clingmans Dome)?
Awarded Sep 28 at 4:48
Are there languages from which complete texts survived, but which have not been deciphered yet?
Awarded Sep 16 at 16:55
Have metal ships ever used ramming as a regular tactic?
Awarded Sep 16 at 16:55
Why did the Red Army change uniforms in 1943?
Awarded Sep 15 at 18:15
Is there any record of the premature obituary of Alfred Nobel?
Awarded Sep 10 at 12:01
Is the 2024 Ukrainian invasion of the Kursk region the first time since WW2 Russia was invaded?
Awarded Sep 9 at 3:13
In which town of Europe (Germany ?) were this 2 photos taken during WWII?
Awarded Sep 6 at 14:42
Were blue-tinted glasses prevalent in Victorian England and, if so, why?
Awarded Sep 3 at 2:26
Why did the Fallschirmjäger have such terrible parachutes?
Awarded Sep 1 at 0:12
How did Oswald Mosley escape treason charges?
Awarded Aug 30 at 11:46
Did US troops insist on segregation in British pubs?
Awarded Aug 25 at 19:50
How does one find historic prices for goods?
Awarded Aug 19 at 16:22
Did the United States have consent from Texas to cede a piece of land that was part of Texas?
Awarded Aug 19 at 16:22
Why did English medieval inheritance law have coheiresses but not coheirs?
Awarded Aug 15 at 2:00
Who was Dionysodorus of Melos?
Awarded Aug 11 at 17:00
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 14:16
(Why) didn't the "fountain of justice" flow through Governors-General?
Awarded Aug 4 at 1:40
Did ancient Greco-Roman people think their thoughts/feelings came from spirits or gods?
Awarded Aug 3 at 4:22
What did 1935 U.S. Democrats believe?
Awarded Jul 31 at 1:56
Is this story of John Wesley, a horse, and a bridge true?
Awarded Jul 29 at 11:50
Did firearm projectiles start being rifled before barrels?
Awarded Jul 26 at 22:32
Who were the oldest US Presidential nominees?
Awarded Jul 23 at 10:21
Why does clock time start in the middle of the night?
Awarded Jul 19 at 16:34
Were ancient Greece tridents different designs from other historical examples?
Awarded Jul 19 at 9:06
What caused the builder to change plans midstream on this 1905 library in New England?
Awarded Jul 7 at 11:34
What did Vikings wear in cold wet conditions at sea?
Awarded Jun 29 at 4:05
What is a quarter in 19th-century England converted to contemporary pints?
Awarded Jun 26 at 22:42
What was the estimated population of the Mississippi Valley before contact with Europeans?
Awarded Jun 24 at 13:26
Was Croatia the first country to recognize the sovereignity of the USA? Was Croatia expecting military help from USA that didn't come?
Awarded Jun 20 at 10:05
What was the Nuclear Boy Scout's Eagle Scout Project?
Awarded Jun 18 at 13:41
How were political factions in the late Roman republic different from political parties today?
Awarded Jun 16 at 0:40
Was it known in ancient Rome and Greece that boiling water made it safe to drink and if so, what was the theory behind this?
Awarded Jun 10 at 22:50
Did the Roman Republic really have 60 legions?
Awarded Jun 10 at 11:47
What was the nature of Yasir Arafat's difficulties in Arabic?
Awarded Jun 6 at 12:51
Written sources that mention Macedonia, prior to the 19th century?
Awarded May 27 at 1:20
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
What caused the increase in world population rate around 1700's?
Awarded May 15 at 3:35
How did the Austro-Hungarian Compromise (1867) solve Austria's insolvency and economic issues?
Awarded May 5 at 15:42
Was it really illegal to trade gypsum from Canada to the United States in 1820? Why?
Awarded May 3 at 20:57
Why is/was the world's expo 1967 so important to Montreal, Canada?
Awarded May 2 at 22:36
Are there written historical records of ships possibly affected by underwater volcanic activity?
Awarded May 1 at 15:10
Bismarck urged not to hinder Russia from going deeper into the "oriental dead end." What did he mean by "oriental dead end?"
Awarded Apr 28 at 21:25
Who coined the phrase "City of the World's Desire"?
Awarded Apr 25 at 19:50
Were there public executions of Nazi collaborators in the Netherlands?
Awarded Apr 23 at 11:05
Why couldn't honey be sent up to Mir?
Awarded Apr 21 at 15:25
Why didn't all non-Russian states become independent during the collapse of the Soviet Union?
Awarded Apr 21 at 6:41
What did "The Emperor of the Atlantic greets the Emperor of the Pacific" mean (Germany pre-WW1)?
Awarded Apr 19 at 17:32
How was Rome able to conscript and equip 400k soldiers during 2nd Punic War in a pre-industrial society?
Awarded Apr 17 at 16:05
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