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What was popular British opinion of the American Revolution?

352 upvotes • KidWithCurlyHair

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What in your study of history has most humanized the past and its people for you?

352 upvotes • NMW

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Humans in their current form been around for 200.000 years. Our current civilisation is only the tip of the iceberg. Considering the scarcity of fossils, could there have been another developed civilisation thousands of years ago, with all evidence gone?

352 upvotes • SeraLermin

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In the Netflix series, "House of Cards" a character states that The Opium Wars between England and China were not because of Opium but because "Peking wanted to call the shots." Could this statement be considered true by Historians?

352 upvotes • shieldmedic

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Did the Soviet Union perform overflights of the United States?

352 upvotes • [deleted]

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Why did the US fail to kill Castro so many times? Wouldn't it have been relatively easy for the CIA to pull such an assassination off?

352 upvotes • BrownBrigadeer

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For how long have US presidents used professional speech writers?

352 upvotes • losanglo

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During the Golden Age of Piracy, if two pirate ships were to come across each other on the open sea, would they be friendly to each other, attack each other, or even interact at all?

352 upvotes • servethedark

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When did it become traditional for men to have short hair and women long hair? Were there any cultures where this was reversed?

352 upvotes • Dubandubs

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Do historians know why we see dragon mythology in both Europe and China?

352 upvotes • Bhill68

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What was popular British opinion of the American Revolution?	352	KidWithCurlyHair
What in your study of history has most humanized the past and its people for you?	352	NMW
Humans in their current form been around for 200.000 years. Our current civilisation is only the tip of the iceberg. Considering the scarcity of fossils, could there have been another developed civilisation thousands of years ago, with all evidence gone?	352	SeraLermin
In the Netflix series, "House of Cards" a character states that The Opium Wars between England and China were not because of Opium but because "Peking wanted to call the shots." Could this statement be considered true by Historians?	352	shieldmedic
Did the Soviet Union perform overflights of the United States?	352	[deleted]
Why did the US fail to kill Castro so many times? Wouldn't it have been relatively easy for the CIA to pull such an assassination off?	352	BrownBrigadeer
For how long have US presidents used professional speech writers?	352	losanglo
During the Golden Age of Piracy, if two pirate ships were to come across each other on the open sea, would they be friendly to each other, attack each other, or even interact at all?	352	servethedark
When did it become traditional for men to have short hair and women long hair? Were there any cultures where this was reversed?	352	Dubandubs
Do historians know why we see dragon mythology in both Europe and China?	352	Bhill68