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What was the impact of Fischer vs. Spassky 1972 on the relationship between the USA and the Soviet Union?
Awarded Jul 27 at 11:26
Was swordsmanship important in the American Civil War?
Awarded Jul 23 at 13:20
Before television sets became commonplace, did people generally watch movies only once?
Awarded Jul 18 at 12:09
Was the name 'Valerie' used during the Regency Era (1811-1836)?
Awarded Jul 6 at 16:26
Why did Charlemagne retreat after the Battle of Pamplona?
Awarded Jun 28 at 15:35
How much did it cost to attend events at the ancient Roman colosseum?
Awarded Jun 26 at 4:04
How to identify this coin with a bust on one side and the letters S and C on the other side?
Awarded Jun 25 at 13:57
Is George Louis known to have considered the assumption of a different regnal name in Great Britain?
Awarded Jun 25 at 7:34
Who had the shortest time in going from imprisonment to head of state within democratic processes?
Awarded Jun 23 at 22:48
How was law enforcement handled in large US cities before professional police?
Awarded Jun 9 at 10:36
Was the Bundesbrief a forgery?
Awarded Jun 8 at 21:26
How did the world react to Trotsky's assassination?
Awarded Jun 1 at 10:25
When was the concept of the “border wall” between the United States and Mexico first proposed?
Awarded May 22 at 9:11
Were Communists drafted for the Vietnam war?
Awarded May 20 at 8:07
How did Italy and Germany get rubber in WWII?
Awarded May 15 at 10:41
Were death rates greater than birth rates in premodern urban populations?
Awarded May 11 at 11:45
How many times did the the sacred fire of Vesta die?
Awarded May 8 at 17:16
Were women allowed to study at the Library of Alexandria?
Awarded May 4 at 20:01
Did the Romans leave any technical instruction manuals behind?
Awarded Apr 29 at 16:48
Why did people not tend to keep records or consider future consequences until very recently?
Awarded Apr 8 at 9:50
How was library classification done in English-speaking libraries prior to the 19th century?
Awarded Apr 7 at 13:55
In this cartoon from Puck, what indicates the identities of France and Britain?
Awarded Apr 4 at 13:45
How popular was the name Imhotep?
Awarded Mar 25 at 12:15
Were there any travel restrictions during the Black Death pandemic?
Awarded Mar 22 at 6:15
What is the historical significance of spoilt votes?
Awarded Mar 17 at 12:15
Are there incidents of ronin travelling outside Japan as soldiers of fortune?
Awarded Mar 9 at 2:40
Why would anyone from Japan be in Northern India in early 1900s?
Awarded Mar 6 at 16:25
Did Sparta give citizenship to the helots who participated on its side in the Battle of Plataea?
Awarded Mar 4 at 13:25
Why did Roman women have no praenomen?
Awarded Feb 27 at 17:55
Why were the Hecatomnid rulers of Caria permitted to marry their siblings?
Awarded Feb 26 at 12:20
Were Roman males ever named after their mothers?
Awarded Feb 21 at 15:35
How were the day-to-day activities of the French Resistance financed?
Awarded Feb 20 at 15:30
Aside from Henry VIII, did a king ever take part in a joust as an unknown knight (incognito)?
Awarded Feb 12 at 9:50
When did Soviet authorities first plan/conceive of migrating their industry if war broke out?
Awarded Feb 9 at 8:20
Did Hitler ever tell a joke?
Awarded Feb 7 at 13:05
Did George Orwell go by his alias in private life?
Awarded Feb 5 at 10:10
Were toilets used more than once as a weapon in a military conflict?
Awarded Feb 3 at 14:10
When did Europeans make their first well-attested visit to mainland Alaska?
Awarded Jan 30 at 11:55
How have African countries kept the boundaries divided by colonists and countries unified for decades, despite the many ethnical groups and conflicts?
Awarded Jan 30 at 10:40
Why were so many more Jewish men than Jewish women killed during the Holocaust?
Awarded Jan 20 at 10:35
Did the Soviet leadership ever address the American people on American TV?
Awarded Jan 14 at 21:25
Was any stimulant used in wars before WW2 that gave a significant advantage to soldiers?
Awarded Jan 13 at 16:50
What is the first recorded dog name?
Awarded Jan 5 at 16:30
Why did the German army execute so few soldiers in World War I compared to most other armies?
Awarded Jan 3 at 4:30
How was the ceremonial mace presented to unruly members of the US House of Representatives?
Awarded Jan 2 at 13:55
How “successful” were WWII pigeon-guided missiles?
Awarded Jan 2 at 2:25
Has any national leader ever climbed as far as fast as Ulysses S Grant?
Awarded Jan 1 at 18:55
What happened to the coins in ancient Greece and Rome when monarchs changed?
Awarded Dec 28 '19 at 14:20
When was the 50 billionth human born?
Awarded Dec 13 '19 at 14:00
Why did Sparta turn on its ally Elis during the First Macedonian War?
Awarded Dec 12 '19 at 19:30
Where did prejudice against left-handed people originate from?
Awarded Dec 7 '19 at 22:55
Was Operation Kugelblitz really a success for the partisans?
Awarded Dec 7 '19 at 4:35
Are there any existing foreign language teaching texts from the Ancient Near East?
Awarded Dec 3 '19 at 13:35
Did Frederick Douglass affect British policy during the American Civil War?
Awarded Dec 1 '19 at 13:55
Are there any exemplars of the 'trope of the exiled poet' prior to CE 8?
Awarded Nov 25 '19 at 11:30
Were slaves allowed to use the Roman baths?
Awarded Nov 20 '19 at 14:25
What is the meaning of the hand gesture performed by King James II in the portrait by Peter Lely?
Awarded Nov 19 '19 at 14:05
Which battle was the most lopsided result in terms of casualties?
Awarded Nov 12 '19 at 10:30
Did medieval stores have names?
Awarded Nov 3 '19 at 18:30
Did Catherine the Great really call for the abolition of serfdom?
Awarded Nov 1 '19 at 17:10
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