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When Lincoln said "Four score and seven years ago", was he talking the way average Americans talked, or was he intentionally using lofty language?

685 upvotes • PokerPirate

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Did the Japanese Yakuza contribute to their countries war effort in WWII?

685 upvotes • gelbkatze

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[Meta] I wrote my PhD dissertation on AskHistorians! Buckle up for Part 2, on the cultural and technical impacts of Reddit on AskHistorians (and AskHistorians, on Reddit)

685 upvotes • SarahAGilbert

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Jews observe the Sabbath every Saturday. If we counted back every 7 days to the age of Solomon, would we still be in the same place in the 7 day cycle, or has the calendar shifted?

685 upvotes • Wannamannapeeah

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What was special about late 19th to early 20th century Russia that it produced so many world class artists, composers, writers and scientists?

685 upvotes • SophieTheCat

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Did Eisenhower believe that "Ho Chi Minh would have won 80 percent of the vote" if the Vietnamese people been allowed to vote under the terms of the Paris Peace Accords?

685 upvotes • Osamabinbush

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What did villages in the Roman Empire look like? Did peasants live in huts or in houses? If they had houses, what did they look like? Many European villages today have houses from the medieval era - did Roman villages have sturdy houses that lasted into the Medieval era?

684 upvotes • jurble

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Please help me identify my grandfathers and great grandfathers Nazi war medals, pins and ribbons

684 upvotes • Yogibe

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When did 18 become the de facto age of adulthood?

684 upvotes • jhaan

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TIL the oldest uni is around 1000 years old. What might have a curriculum looked like then

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When Lincoln said "Four score and seven years ago", was he talking the way average Americans talked, or was he intentionally using lofty language?	685	PokerPirate
Did the Japanese Yakuza contribute to their countries war effort in WWII?	685	gelbkatze
[Meta] I wrote my PhD dissertation on AskHistorians! Buckle up for Part 2, on the cultural and technical impacts of Reddit on AskHistorians (and AskHistorians, on Reddit)	685	SarahAGilbert
Jews observe the Sabbath every Saturday. If we counted back every 7 days to the age of Solomon, would we still be in the same place in the 7 day cycle, or has the calendar shifted?	685	Wannamannapeeah
What was special about late 19th to early 20th century Russia that it produced so many world class artists, composers, writers and scientists?	685	SophieTheCat
Did Eisenhower believe that "Ho Chi Minh would have won 80 percent of the vote" if the Vietnamese people been allowed to vote under the terms of the Paris Peace Accords?	685	Osamabinbush
What did villages in the Roman Empire look like? Did peasants live in huts or in houses? If they had houses, what did they look like? Many European villages today have houses from the medieval era - did Roman villages have sturdy houses that lasted into the Medieval era?	684	jurble
Please help me identify my grandfathers and great grandfathers Nazi war medals, pins and ribbons	684	Yogibe
When did 18 become the de facto age of adulthood?	684	jhaan
TIL the oldest uni is around 1000 years old. What might have a curriculum looked like then	684	[deleted]