/r/AskHistorians
Both the Witcher 3 and Skyrim have mentions of lighthouses being tampered with to make ships crash. Was this ever a common issue, or are there any popular documented cases?
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Did any of the American founding fathers ever hope or predict that one day rights would be extended to blacks, women, or natives?
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What was the reaction around the world to the Israeli Mossad assassinating and kidnapping former Nazis in other countries? Was this not in breach of international law?
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If I look at the 1960’s, I can see a distinct style of fashion and furniture, as I can with the 70’s, 80’s, etc. Did ancient Romans have the same change of domestic tastes every decade, or did trends change on a slower basis?
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Karl Marx worked as a journalist for the New York Tribune for a decade (from 1852 to 1862). Would his American readers have been aware of his reputation as the author of The Communist Manifesto (1848) or his philosophical/political ideas?
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Why did Israel’s effort to revive Hebrew as a spoken language succeed, while the Republic of Ireland’s attempt to revive the Irish language mostly failed?
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When people state that 'Castro killed thousands of people while Dictator of Cuba' what events or sequences of events are they actually referring to?
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In the game 'Europa Universalis IV' breaking a truce severely impacts your country's stability and relations with other countries. How important were such truces in real life?
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