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Did a British civilian row across the channel and shoot 6 Luftwaffe pilots?
Awarded Mar 31, 2022 at 12:55
Were there luxury restaurants in East Germany?
Awarded Mar 29, 2022 at 19:10
What time of day was the White House burned in August of 1814?
Awarded Mar 28, 2022 at 10:11
What made the English the dominant power of the British Isles?
Awarded Mar 25, 2022 at 7:02
What was the ethnic composition of Soviet government?
Awarded Mar 24, 2022 at 19:27
How was armour rusting in the rain handled throughout history?
Awarded Mar 24, 2022 at 2:40
Why did Nepal and Bhutan not become a part of India like other princely states when colonial rule ended?
Awarded Mar 18, 2022 at 10:47
Why is Lady Jane Grey called Lady instead of Queen?
Awarded Mar 14, 2022 at 21:41
Was murdering a slave illegal in American slavery, and if so, what punishments were given for it?
Awarded Mar 12, 2022 at 13:05
How did Hedy Lamarr acquire scientific education?
Awarded Mar 11, 2022 at 5:34
Did Shackleton's crew all "miss out" on WW1?
Awarded Mar 10, 2022 at 23:33
Were the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki necessary?
Awarded Mar 5, 2022 at 0:41
Why did Hitler attack the Soviet Union when he was still busy fighting the United Kingdom?
Awarded Mar 4, 2022 at 0:17
Did the ancients or other pre-industrial civilisations engage in unsustainable practices?
Awarded Mar 2, 2022 at 11:55
Has NATO ever started a war?
Awarded Mar 2, 2022 at 10:05
Why didn't Soviet Jews flee east ahead of the advancing Nazis?
Awarded Feb 23, 2022 at 6:18
How advanced was the satellite technology during the Yom Kippur War?
Awarded Feb 22, 2022 at 11:06
How many people in the US starved to death during the Great Depression?
Awarded Feb 21, 2022 at 9:05
Is it true that Germans in World War 2 did not suffer punishment for refusing genocidal orders?
Awarded Feb 14, 2022 at 6:04
Did the Allies benefit, by having Italy fight on Germany's side rather than remain neutral?
Awarded Feb 14, 2022 at 1:26
Was FDR right that a garden hose was really $15 in 1940 (c.a. $300 today)?
Awarded Feb 13, 2022 at 2:33
Until when was Marseille Greek-speaking?
Awarded Feb 12, 2022 at 12:32
Did Age of Sail fighting vessels have any anti-spall technology?
Awarded Feb 9, 2022 at 20:47
What is the source for this quote from the French Revolution?
Awarded Feb 3, 2022 at 18:41
How likely is it that any non-Celtic language was spoken in the British Isles when the Romans invaded?
Awarded Jan 31, 2022 at 20:35
How literate were common people in Medieval Europe?
Awarded Jan 25, 2022 at 10:41
What language did Gaius Julius Caesar speak with Cleopatra?
Awarded Jan 18, 2022 at 0:57
How could temporary surrender of self-government help Newfoundland with its debts?
Awarded Jan 15, 2022 at 22:36
Why didn't France and the UK invade Germany in September 1939?
Awarded Jan 13, 2022 at 19:48
In Britain, what was the "Junior Service" in 1913?
Awarded Jan 13, 2022 at 16:27
Why was the "Cave of the Patriarchs" forbidden to Jews?
Awarded Jan 13, 2022 at 1:03
Why weren’t the Dutch and Belgian borders fortified with wire, trenches, mines, etc., as it became clear Germany would invade during WW2?
Awarded Jan 12, 2022 at 19:40
Did Stalin offer Hitler peace after Stalingrad?
Awarded Jan 3, 2022 at 20:15
How do ancient Chinese "mirrors" such as these in the National Museum function?
Awarded Dec 28, 2021 at 21:48
Soviet reaction to Battle of the Denmark Strait
Awarded Dec 28, 2021 at 20:26
Why is AD in Latin and BC is in English?
Awarded Dec 16, 2021 at 12:56
What exactly was East Prussia between 1933 and 1945? Was it part of a larger government, and which one?
Awarded Dec 15, 2021 at 23:50
When and how did the Han ethnic group become by far the biggest ethnic group in China?
Awarded Dec 7, 2021 at 7:47
Did Lord Acton ever say "freedom faces four major challenges"?
Awarded Dec 1, 2021 at 10:50
What size are these mosaics of Justinian and Theodora?
Awarded Nov 30, 2021 at 16:50
How did Hitler imagine his succession? (for the case nazis would win the war)
Awarded Nov 30, 2021 at 10:47
Why are cereal grains so important to agriculture and civilization?
Awarded Nov 23, 2021 at 16:17
Why are cereal grains so important to agriculture and civilization?
Awarded Nov 22, 2021 at 20:35
"Never fight a land war in Asia." Okay, has anyone won a NON-land war in Asia?
Awarded Nov 13, 2021 at 22:07
What language did Brahe talk with Kepler?
Awarded Nov 13, 2021 at 15:42
Has anyone ever named a war after their own country or faction?
Awarded Nov 12, 2021 at 23:11
Who was the last leader of a country to call himself a dictator, or the last regime that called itself a dictatorship?
Awarded Nov 12, 2021 at 5:55
Who was the last leader of a country to call himself a dictator, or the last regime that called itself a dictatorship?
Awarded Nov 11, 2021 at 19:05
Why was the Israeli army strong enough to win the 1948 war?
Awarded Nov 11, 2021 at 13:03
Did the Axis try to "bribe" Turkey into joining them during World War II?
Awarded Nov 10, 2021 at 19:35
Who was the last leader of a country to call himself a dictator, or the last regime that called itself a dictatorship?
Awarded Nov 10, 2021 at 16:26
Who was the last leader of a country to call himself a dictator, or the last regime that called itself a dictatorship?
Awarded Nov 10, 2021 at 11:41
How can I properly learn the history of a country whose language I don't speak or read?
Awarded Nov 8, 2021 at 14:26
Where did the archived discussions in Google Groups come from?
Awarded Nov 6, 2021 at 13:56
How to explain the apparent discrepancy in the use of papyrus vs. clay tablets between Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia?
Awarded Oct 27, 2021 at 6:01
How and why was the boundary between West and East Berlin decided to be where it was?
Awarded Oct 23, 2021 at 10:26
Why is the island of Java so populated?
Awarded Oct 21, 2021 at 17:55
How did early adopters of the automobile fill up their cars?
Awarded Oct 16, 2021 at 10:53
When and why did garum disappear?
Awarded Oct 12, 2021 at 23:35
Why did Greeks and Romans dilute their wine?
Awarded Oct 12, 2021 at 17:08
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