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What were the key factors to the fall of domestic socialism in the USA?
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When did we discover air?
Awarded Sep 17 at 8:03
When did the Taxi become associated with the checkered pattern?
Awarded Sep 16 at 23:55
In post-WW2 Soviet Union, did most people have bank accounts?
Awarded Sep 14 at 13:56
Where was the cultural inheritance of the Greco/Roman world/antiquity preserved?
Awarded Sep 14 at 8:40
Why did the Allies lose the Battle of France (1940)?
Awarded Sep 14 at 0:48
In Scandinavia, was there a cultural continuity from Goths to Vikings or were they two different groups of people?
Awarded Sep 12 at 23:02
Did enslaved persons take their owner's surnames?
Awarded Sep 11 at 16:16
Are these Polish WWI or WW2 uniforms? And any idea on the shorter gentleman's military decoration (cross?) on left shoulder?
Awarded Sep 11 at 12:22
Is there any archaeological evidence for the Dorian Invasion of Greece?
Awarded Sep 11 at 6:05
Why did the term "Byzantine Empire" enter common usage instead of "Eastern Roman Empire" or "Roman Empire"
Awarded Sep 8 at 17:33
Any information about the photo with Army Uniforms
Awarded Sep 7 at 7:07
Did Romans complain about sundials?
Awarded Sep 5 at 15:04
Is there a population density map of pre-Columbian South America?
Awarded Sep 4 at 0:56
When were US Presidential candidates' names first shown on the ballot?
Awarded Sep 3 at 18:49
What did Canadians use to pay for goods or services between 1871 and 1935?
Awarded Sep 2 at 0:26
What size are these mosaics of Justinian and Theodora?
Awarded Aug 31 at 9:17
Is there convincing evidence that the language of Bulgars (proto-Bulgarians) was not Turkic, but Indo-European?
Awarded Aug 30 at 19:06
What date did Henry Morgan capture his most famous flagship, the "Satisfaction"?
Awarded Aug 30 at 2:27
Are the Ramayana and Mahabharatha exaggerated stories or pure fiction?
Awarded Aug 29 at 20:00
Was there a German embassy open in 1941 Lisbon?
Awarded Aug 29 at 12:18
Did Stalin prevent the partitioning of Bulgaria by the western Allies after WW2?
Awarded Aug 25 at 15:33
If he was garroted, why do depictions show Atahualpa being burned at stake?
Awarded Aug 22 at 13:26
Why was metal armor phased out after gun powder was weaponized?
Awarded Aug 22 at 6:58
Why didn't the United States occupy Baja California during the US-Mexican war?
Awarded Aug 17 at 19:33
What did Native Americans know, or speculate, about the Old world?
Awarded Aug 17 at 18:45
How did Native Americans refer to themselves in the 19th century?
Awarded Aug 17 at 13:08
When was General Douglas MacArthur made aware of the Manhattan Project?
Awarded Aug 17 at 0:21
What would the style of wanted posters be in 1500's
Awarded Aug 14 at 17:47
Why do some painted portraits show the subject pointing?
Awarded Aug 13 at 3:48
Are the Dacians and the Getae the same people?
Awarded Aug 12 at 17:35
Origin of "It won't be done by next Tuesday"
Awarded Aug 11 at 16:40
What happened to aircraft if their aircraft carrier was damaged?
Awarded Aug 10 at 22:55
Why do Wikipedia's and Guinness World Records's measurements of the Achaemenid Empire's percentage of world population differ?
Awarded Aug 8 at 14:28
How thick was Late Medieval horse armor?
Awarded Aug 8 at 1:18
Was Otto Carius fair in his assessment of American forces vs. Russians?
Awarded Aug 7 at 21:01
What were the dimensions of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem? [duplicate]
Awarded Aug 6 at 1:01
Did every medieval village in Europe have a manor, castle, or other type of lord's residence?
Awarded Aug 5 at 12:55
Did active frontiersmen really eat 20,000 calories a day? How does this compare to other highly-active people in recorded history?
Awarded Jul 31 at 7:19
Are there any scientific estimates for the population of Mycenaean Greece?
Awarded Jul 29 at 8:51
How did people wake up on time before alarm clocks?
Awarded Jul 26 at 1:47
How difficult was it to spoof the sender of a telegram in 1890-1920's in USA?
Awarded Jul 25 at 14:27
When did leaf springs appear in vehicles?
Awarded Jul 24 at 2:27
Which ancient text claims that everything has been said before?
Awarded Jul 22 at 16:26
Where did the stereotype of Asians being bad drivers came from and how did it expand? (if it's not an internet phenomenon)
Awarded Jul 22 at 16:17
Were families allowed to watch boys swim naked at the YMCA before the 70s?
Awarded Jul 22 at 14:42
Why did Pre-Columbian Americans not build city walls?
Awarded Jul 21 at 7:50
Where can I find a reliable archive of Hitler's speeches?
Awarded Jul 19 at 23:19
How long would it take a Victorian to travel from central Germany to the UK?
Awarded Jul 19 at 8:37
Where did Metternich say the Balkans began?
Awarded Jul 19 at 0:10
Who said, "Freedom to do what?"
Awarded Jul 14 at 10:57
Why do foreign dignitaries inspect guards of honour upon arrival?
Awarded Jul 11 at 12:04
How was the linen weaving trade learnt in 18th century Scotland?
Awarded Jul 7 at 15:40
Comparison of Ancient Greecian and Egyptian schools and methods of studying to modern day
Awarded Jul 7 at 10:03
Were shipboard gardens ever typical?
Awarded Jul 5 at 22:05
What methods were used for onboard ship communication during WW2?
Awarded Jul 4 at 22:56
Why was the first production PzKpfw V (Panther) called the Ausf.D, and the second production version called the Ausf.A?
Awarded Jul 1 at 21:03
What is the origin/history of the practice of standing up if an elder or respectable is approaching?
Awarded Jun 30 at 20:10
How common are historical instances of mercenary armies reversing and attacking their employing country?
Awarded Jun 29 at 9:57
Was it widely known during his reign that Kaiser Wilhelm II had a deformed arm?
Awarded Jun 27 at 15:40
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