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Was the average lifespan of a soldier deployed within Stalingrad only 24 hours?
Awarded 2 days ago
Why weren't Baden, Würtemberg and Bavaria independent states ever restored, unlike Austria? [closed]
Awarded 2 days ago
What caused the builder to change plans midstream on this 1905 library in New England?
Awarded Jul 9 at 6:07
Why do we clink glasses and say cheers?
Awarded Jul 5 at 1:43
What is the first recorded contact with Taiwan by Europeans?
Awarded Jul 4 at 17:37
How was Hadrian's decree banning circumcision enforced? Were there mandatory body check or something similar?
Awarded Jul 4 at 17:04
How far back in time have historians estimated the rate of economic growth and the economic power of various empires?
Awarded Jul 4 at 6:05
Did Hitler and Hirohito consider themselves as close allies? [closed]
Awarded Jul 2 at 0:31
The Abbasid ransom for the Black Stone (Hajar Aswad)
Awarded Jun 30 at 17:45
How many people died in the British Isles from religious persecution between 1532 and 1791?
Awarded Jun 26 at 22:20
Why wasn’t Japan colonized by the European empires?
Awarded Jun 25 at 5:08
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 20:47
What was the Nuclear Boy Scout's Eagle Scout Project?
Awarded Jun 19 at 12:09
On the Ezana Stone, who are the black and red people that the Ethiopian king was referring to?
Awarded Jun 18 at 22:03
How accurate is the fatalistic samurai culture in James Clavell's novel Shogun?
Awarded Jun 16 at 21:16
How were old wooden warships with structural damage to the hull repaired at dock?
Awarded Jun 15 at 15:41
How did the Egyptian engineers of the Third and Fourth Dynasty construct the Pyramids and Sphinx without modern science and mathematics? [closed]
Awarded Jun 12 at 8:26
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 11 at 10:25
How can I obtain a record of my fathers' medals from WW2?
Awarded Jun 9 at 13:33
How did different asset classes perform during the Weimar hyperinflation?
Awarded Jun 6 at 22:31
What kind of incense was used by the Sumerians?
Awarded Jun 6 at 18:50
What were the most common reactions to Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
Awarded Jun 5 at 13:42
Is there any evidence to back up David Starkey's claim that infanticide of mixed-race children was integral to the Ottoman slave trade?
Awarded May 30 at 18:04
Why was this ancient Chinese rocket so decorated?
Awarded May 30 at 15:57
What was it like for a coastal village to experience a Viking raid in around the tenth century?
Awarded May 29 at 10:31
How to find out if this sword is real or just a souvenir?
Awarded May 29 at 0:43
What flag had a black cross blue field 1589?
Awarded May 28 at 14:02
How does a heraldic eagle become a nazi symbol?
Awarded May 28 at 13:05
Is it true that there were American POWs in Soviet captivity after the Second World War?
Awarded May 24 at 16:09
What is the latest scientific consensus on the peopling of the Americas?
Awarded May 21 at 11:35
What would military spies in 17th century Europe be looking for inside a city, before a siege?
Awarded May 20 at 12:40
When, where, why did clean shaving for men become the norm?
Awarded May 19 at 9:41
Did teenagers in the USA in the 1960s and 1950s really engage in dangerous, reckless driving to this extent?
Awarded May 18 at 16:36
What does BPE/PE in some archaeology journals stand for?
Awarded May 13 at 16:03
What solar event caused massive aurora borealis in the mid 1960's?
Awarded May 12 at 1:30
Roman era clothing (Egypt + Carthage)
Awarded May 6 at 20:50
What happened to the cross on the dome of Hagia Sophia?
Awarded May 6 at 2:30
Was it really illegal to trade gypsum from Canada to the United States in 1820? Why?
Awarded May 2 at 14:32
Was "Golden Pheasant" used pejoratively in Nazi Germany?
Awarded May 2 at 9:40
Has there ever a period in history when people were not killing each other? [closed]
Awarded May 1 at 21:33
How much (area) territory did Chinese dynasties control?
Awarded May 1 at 6:11
How and why did trade unions in America become influenced by organised crime, but unions in Britain didn't?
Awarded Apr 28 at 23:36
Bismarck urged not to hinder Russia from going deeper into the "oriental dead end." What did he mean by "oriental dead end?"
Awarded Apr 26 at 8:56
Why is the leap day on February 29th?
Awarded Apr 25 at 7:25
What was the population of late Pre-Islamic Arabia and the population of Arabic speakers before Islam?
Awarded Apr 24 at 22:25
How tall was Frederick the Great of Prussia?
Awarded Apr 23 at 21:21
When did the "Great War" become "World War 1"?
Awarded Apr 22 at 13:27
What were the last words of Charles the First, and Oliver Cromwell's response after his execution?
Awarded Apr 19 at 7:51
Why couldn't honey be sent up to Mir?
Awarded Apr 19 at 7:31
How common was cannibalism in Christian Europe until the 17th century?
Awarded Apr 18 at 19:32
When did we stop diluting wine?
Awarded Apr 18 at 19:25
How was Rome able to conscript and equip 400k soldiers during 2nd Punic War in a pre-industrial society?
Awarded Apr 17 at 16:00
Why did few French and no Dutch pilots (but many Poles and Czechs) take part in the Battle of Britain?
Awarded Apr 17 at 14:06
Is this a photo of a historical reinactment of an 1868 treaty signing?
Awarded Apr 15 at 18:20
Were Puritans Prudes or Progressive?
Awarded Apr 13 at 19:00
U-Boat Mutiny in WW2?
Awarded Apr 13 at 4:26
Why was the water in roman fountains cold?
Awarded Apr 12 at 21:08
Why were medium bombers so low in numbers in Allied air forces?
Awarded Apr 10 at 16:04
Did Hitler have an end goal during the "appeasement" phase, or was he just picking a fight?
Awarded Apr 10 at 4:06
What is this glyph on Feb 23 1940 in a Finnish military calendar?
Awarded Apr 10 at 3:37
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