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In which town of Europe (Germany ?) were this 2 photos taken during WWII?
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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
How was Hitler able to rearm?
Awarded Apr 17 at 8:41
Is this a photo of a historical reinactment of an 1868 treaty signing?
Awarded Apr 14 at 13:47
What is this glyph on Feb 23 1940 in a Finnish military calendar?
Awarded Apr 9 at 6:35
What was this television history series?
Awarded Apr 5 at 13:26
Have there been any plausible reports of killing polar bears with a bone spring?
Awarded Apr 2 at 11:10
What is the original source of this 16th century image of a French town holiday with musicians in a tree?
Awarded Apr 1 at 19:35
What is/was a 'cardsetting engine'?
Awarded Mar 19 at 9:57
What was the total army strength of the Byzantine empire under Justinian?
Awarded Mar 15 at 14:02
What kind of siege weapons were used during Punic wars?
Awarded Mar 11 at 12:41
Was it illegal to express sympathy for Nazi Germany during WW2 in Great Britain?
Awarded Mar 3 at 21:52
Who is this Asian figure?
Awarded Mar 1 at 20:20
Who issued this poster promoting Japanese migration to Brazil?
Awarded Mar 1 at 12:27
Were any U.S. founding fathers present at the storming of the Bastille?
Awarded Feb 26 at 20:49
What script would Homer have used?
Awarded Feb 23 at 14:33
What's the source of John Adams's quote against the two-party system?
Awarded Feb 23 at 11:18
Was Reagan Disliked By Establishment Republicans?
Awarded Feb 9 at 21:57
What specific jobs did people have on the Manhattan Project?
Awarded Feb 9 at 21:57
What names did the ancient Egyptians give to different stages of their history?
Awarded Jan 27 at 23:26
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