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Is the assertion that the A-bomb deterred Stalin plausible?

Who was the last European king to actively engage in combat?

Origin of the Petropavlovsk artillery company

What other courts were similar to Louis XIV of France's court in Versailles?

Was "Nobody intends to build a wall" Machiavellian?

Why were there no religious wars in Poland?

Why weren't aircraft carriers utilized during D-day?

What do these artillery shell stamps indicate?

Where can I find the text of "Ecerinis"?

When did American elections begin to use the ballot?

Why did Alexander the Great succeed in overthrowing the Persian Empire?

Meaning of 19th-century American parlour games

Horses.. goats... evolution

Are there any historical examples of successful price ceilings (aka price gouging laws)?

What is "Distributed Survival Theory"?

Did Emperor Gaozu of Han allow people he conquered to keep their cultural identities?

Why and how did George V give titles to his generals over lands that he did not possess?

Have truces for the duration of Ramadan ever been customary/mandatory?

How many women lived in Spanish Californian presidios?

Nicknames of M36 Gun Motor Carriage

Who are the WWII German Officers in this picture?

Why there were no economic sanction wars against Warsaw Pact countries by the West?

Did Josephus question the date of the destruction of the First or Second Temple?

How long would it have taken to get to the Poconos in the early 1900s?

How do ancient Chinese "mirrors" such as these in the National Museum function?

When was the british rail strike when the workers fought by following the regulations?

Which trade route took the longest (in time) to travel?

What is the difference between the union free state and the territories controlled by the federal government?

Did people attempt to repair their television sets themselves back in the day and die from it?

How "religious" was the average person in the Middle Ages?

In this letter from the English Civil War, what does THO stand for?

What is the main difference between an Emperor, a King, a Char, a Sultan, a Dictator, a Dynast and a Tyrant?

Has anyone come across WW1 large brass casing engraved with French cities?

Why was the WW2 air war over Europe fought considerably higher than the Eastern Front?

When did chairs with arms and backs develop in Europe?

Could there have been wars between the Aztecs and the Persians?

Why was there a surge in the US incarceration rate during the 1990s?

Is Benedict XVI the first pope emeritus?

What was the calendar used by ancient Palmyrenes?

Why didn't the USA move to the left after WWII?

What was the attitude of the other European countries in the 1970s Cod War?

What kind of evidence (if any) could be used to identify a large conquest in the time before writing?

How did Sweden come out so unscathed physically and morally from WW2?

Who erected Luis Argüello's tombstone?

Was there a melee weapon that was used by many people at the same time?

Why were old fortifications shaped like stars and not like circles?

Austria and Iron Curtain during Cold War

How independent were the Eastern European countries from the Soviet Union?

Are there any books on the recruitment of scientists from the Third Reich (Operation "Paperclip" and others)?

Were there any war movies made during WW2 that were well regarded by front-line American soldiers?

Did a villein ever rise to the nobility in Medieval England?

How do vetoes affect re-votes in US Congress?

What were the names of the spy rings besides Culper during the Revolutionary War?

What evidence do we have that historical accounts we've found of ancient civilizations weren't fictional?

What is the reason for: "Risk taking must focus on winning rather than preventing defeat" in US Army Operations guides?

Why was the Japanese Army's fatalities inflicted:suffered ratio so low in the Pacific theatre?

What is the origin of Rap?

When was the potato introduced to Mexico?

Were Roman emperors in the first century AD shown as holding stars in their hands?

What do men in the middle of a phalanx contribute?

Why was uranium mined in the 1500s, but only "discovered" in 1789?

Did the Americans trade destroyers in the "destroyer deal" that they would later need themselves?

When did medieval monarchs start being depicted with ermine fur garments?

Are there non-russian sources related to how Rurikid Dynasty became rulers of Russia?

Which places in the USA have been ruled by all three colonial powers, British, French, and Spanish?

What did Hitler say in Mein Kampf about the possibility of other nations allying against Germany in response to her aggression?

How did Jerusalem function as an ancient city without a major water source?

Were there any non-Afrikaner apartheid supporters in South Africa before 1994?

Has Saudi Arabia ever been invaded?

Book on history of international trade

Why Was Hitler So Sure America Would Enter on Side of Allies?

Plans to depose, disgrace, or assassinate Hitler

What is the meaning of the hand gesture performed by King James II in the portrait by Peter Lely?

Why was US President Truman "on the high seas" when the Hiroshima atomic bomb was dropped?

Has Nursing Always Been Female Dominated Like Today (90+%)?

Where did the Roman money involved in the spice and luxury trade end up?

Why was Spanish Fascist dictatorship left in power after World War II?

Why did the British have so few destroyers going into World War II?

Is it possible to estimate a "Gini Index" from the Roman Empire?

How did the Mughals view homosexuality?

Did imperialist Japan ever want to annex Hawaii because of the Japanese minority living here?

How were settlers' houses in Kamchatka built?

Were ice buckets used to chill wine in Victorian England?

What computer was used in 1958 for handwriting recognition by Dimond?

What equipment and formations did the Muslim armies employ against the Crusades?

In the United States government, has there been cases that electoral colleges don't vote for the candidate the majority of their state voted for?

Where and how did scientists of the 18th and 19th century learn foreign languages?

Who advised FDR on foreign policy before and during WWII?

What devices used computer-like programs in industrial era?

Earliest examples of "pop culture" in history

Fanons 'Concerning Violence' makes the point that Nazism was the culminating point of the project of European Colonialism, how true is that?

Why was it tradition to offer 'half-baked cake' to departing students?

Agincourt - Where was the Earl of Suffolk (de la Pole)?

What do Florence, Genoa, Milan and Venice have in common?

Roman armies seem to dislike fighting at night, Livy called it dishonourable. Skulking about. (Ennius, Scaenica, 254-7) Why?

Who first said "Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."?

What is the age of Machu Picchu principal temple?

Who was the first to accuse enemy troops of impaling babies, cutting fetuses from women's bellies, etc.?

Why was Tegh Bahadur executed by the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb?

Why did Nazi soldiers do Hitler's bidding?

Why were the Istein and Schliengen enclaves transferred from Switzerland to Baden?

Antoninus Pius coins

How quickly did the term "nuclear fission" spread?

How did the KPD relate to the German state during the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact?

How did the primary means of communication between the British government in Delhi and UK change during WW2?

Who was the first head of government to support same-sex marriage?

What sort of maps did the ancient Greeks make and distribute?

How did passengers keep warm on sail ships?

What is a "Schwedenschanze" on an 1830's map of Eastern Bavaria?

1959 Supersonic Transport Aircraft Committee (STAC) report (on Concorde)

Why did the Soviet Union name their strongest bomb Tsar Bomba?

How historically accurate is Les Miserables?

Was there ever a male-equivalent to a harem in the Ottoman Empire?

Did men carry talisman on them against threats or to bring luck during Medieval Times?

Why did Britain not purchase Alaska when Russia had it up for sale?

Star of the Allies

What was life expectancy in early medieval Britain?

How can I find out what the printed numbers mean on the back of an older photo?

How could manu be Latin as it originated in Ancient India?

Which EU countries insisted on unanimous voting for trade deals?

What was the price of basic foodstuff in 1930 Poland?

What factors enabled the New York Journal to survive the yellow journalism wars?

Price of a shot and a bottle of whiskey in 1870s American West

What type of ferry boats were used in England in the early 19th century?

Why is it called the "Ottoman" Empire in English language?

Is Snyder's claim about Soviet-German friendship propaganda posters (1939‒41) supportable?

Time zones in USA

What were the acceptance criteria in universities of medieval Europe?

What is the origin of "Crévier's supplement" in William A McDevitte's 1850 translation of Livy's Ab Urbe Condita Libri?

Could any Habsburg kings of Hungary speak Hungarian?

Why did the Nazis invent videotelephony?

Is Malenkov wearing some sort of uniform in this picture?

How did Leonardo plan on moving his tank?

Was Murud-Janjira independent until it became part of India?

From how far away could an experienced and skilled archer hit a man?

What uniform does PewDiePie wear in this picture?

Did Lisa Chester (Xiola Blue) miss her father's funeral?

Was the title "Democratic-Republican" really used?

Does anyone recognize the identity and location of this octagonal structure?

Why did Al-Andalus become cosmopolitan?

Are there any universally accepted or non-Abrahamic based books in history that have mentions of longevity of prophets?

Can a source be considered 'primary' if it is not written by an eyewitness and partly based on another source?

Who said: "Armies prepare to fight their last war, rather than their next war"?

Border between the Western and Eastern Roman Empires

Did the Europeans benefit economically from the scramble for Africa?

Inflation rates in Spain and Portugal during the 16th century

What was the attitude of leaders of the Ionian Greeks towards Persia?

How would an early Medieval German market have looked?

Why are most monarchies in Europe of German descent?

What did General McAuliffe actually say at Bastogne?

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