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What was the pound (unit of weight) initially equal to?
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What should I call bands of armed men in the Middle Ages?
Awarded Jul 11 at 15:33
Why do some countries call Germany "Alman" too? [duplicate]
Awarded Jul 7 at 16:19
Did a significant number of women drive in late 1950s/1960s USA?
Awarded Jun 23 at 16:36
What were the Allies' plans if they caught Hitler alive?
Awarded Jun 10 at 14:55
Are there any accounts of everyday life during the Black Death?
Awarded Jun 10 at 4:56
How did it happen that countries and cities got different names in different languages?
Awarded Jun 9 at 23:46
What did people in 13th century England know about Greek mythology?
Awarded Jun 9 at 4:06
What is the oldest verifiably correctly translated written work?
Awarded Jun 6 at 10:45
Did the leaflets from the US to Hiroshima/Nagasaki civilians on bombing cities reduce the civilian casualties of the two nuclear bombs in August 1945?
Awarded May 1 at 14:42
How was Rome able to conscript and equip 400k soldiers during 2nd Punic War in a pre-industrial society?
Awarded Apr 29 at 21:25
What was the opinion of Hitler regarding pornography? [closed]
Awarded Apr 25 at 22:15
When did "whites only" signs (racial segregation) become illegal in the USA?
Awarded Apr 17 at 20:32
When did Warren Harding say "I am not fit to be president." Why?
Awarded Apr 14 at 14:32
Which languages would be most useful in Europe at the end of the 19th century?
Awarded Apr 3 at 6:48
What was Pizarro's route between Spain and Peru?
Awarded Apr 2 at 22:56
What is the name of the theory opposite to the Great Man theory?
Awarded Apr 2 at 0:43
Did the North give the South its debt after Civil War ended?
Awarded Mar 26 at 22:52
Why did so few militaries use semi automatic rifles as their standard issue infantry weapon?
Awarded Mar 4 at 8:42
What numerals did the people of Ireland use before Roman Numerals? (aka, did Ogham include numbers?)
Awarded Mar 2 at 17:42
How were horses disembarked from sail ships?
Awarded Feb 28 at 20:42
Did the Dutch eat their Prime Minister?
Awarded Feb 1 at 22:04
What is the last historical mention of people worshipping the Roman gods?
Awarded Jan 23 at 0:45
Why do old kitchen stoves have circular openings in the upper surface?
Awarded Jan 21 at 20:08
Why did Lincoln's election prompt the Southern states to secede?
Awarded Jan 16 at 20:28
When did the last (non-tourist) commercial stagecoach line run in the USA?
Awarded Jan 8 at 6:35
Was there significant interbreeding between Romans and Native Britons?
Awarded Jan 3 at 23:05
Were people buried in the 19th century with a cloth around their head if so why?
Awarded Jan 3 at 4:10
Where did the Romans store their cash?
Awarded Dec 30, 2023 at 4:53
Did a unit of 40 men hold off Rommel's "ghost division" for 18 days?
Awarded Dec 20, 2023 at 1:34
Were the Nazis the first to use phenol as a means of execution?
Awarded Dec 19, 2023 at 7:55
Did Peter the Great promote rights for women? If so, how?
Awarded Dec 1, 2023 at 13:50
How much did J. Robert Oppenheimer get paid while overseeing the Manhattan Project?
Awarded Nov 20, 2023 at 18:16
Why did Europeans and Asian countries develop much faster than African countries [closed]
Awarded Nov 14, 2023 at 5:18
Did Britain call up veterinarians in World War Two?
Awarded Nov 11, 2023 at 9:26
What are the French gains after the American Revolutionary War
Awarded Nov 9, 2023 at 22:36
Why did the Phoenicians let the Hebrews (Jews) settle in Canaan?
Awarded Nov 6, 2023 at 23:48
Are there records of any American slave owner treat their slave well?
Awarded Nov 6, 2023 at 4:35
How did Christianity replace Roman Paganism and other ancient religions?
Awarded Nov 1, 2023 at 12:28
Was the "drowning man prays to God, but ignores the boats God sends" joke/tale known in Ancient Roman times?
Awarded Oct 20, 2023 at 23:27
Why did Sun Tzu believe you shouldn't wait beside a river when eager to fight?
Awarded Oct 13, 2023 at 2:05
What is known about the Ubaid lizard-people figurines?
Awarded Oct 5, 2023 at 23:04
Reichsmark value
Awarded Oct 2, 2023 at 11:34
What is the origin of the "wheat and chessboard" legend?
Awarded Sep 22, 2023 at 11:21
What is the first known organized religion in the world?
Awarded Sep 22, 2023 at 7:49
Which Allied aircraft scored the most air-to-air kills against the Me 262 in WWII?
Awarded Sep 20, 2023 at 3:52
Why was Napoleon not executed or imprisoned?
Awarded Sep 18, 2023 at 2:50
Why do some sections of Great Wall of China seem to be bidirectional?
Awarded Sep 15, 2023 at 22:32
How was the USA able to win naval battles in the Pacific?
Awarded Sep 13, 2023 at 20:04
What fueled the street lights in 13th-century Cordoba?
Awarded Sep 6, 2023 at 3:10
What was the value of a thousand talents in Roman Palestine about AD 33?
Awarded Sep 4, 2023 at 20:41
Did the US provide oil assistance to Germany during WW2?
Awarded Sep 4, 2023 at 17:51
What is the history of the popped collar?
Awarded Aug 30, 2023 at 23:04
Intersection Between Computer Science and History?
Awarded Aug 27, 2023 at 22:12
When did humans start numbering years?
Awarded Aug 21, 2023 at 19:05
Did people in China resort to cannibalism during the reign of Mao?
Awarded Aug 18, 2023 at 1:27
Why didn't Native Americans have big sailing ships?
Awarded Aug 17, 2023 at 11:36
WW 2 US Army Discharge Papers -- Codes
Awarded Aug 10, 2023 at 4:45
What is the reason for the selections of gun caliber size in history?
Awarded Aug 8, 2023 at 2:11
Why does the Star of David feature on these African coins from 20th century?
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