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If there was a full-scale ICBM exchange between the US and USSR during the Cold War, how many nuclear strikes could Cheyenne Mountain (NORAD) sustain and continue to function in some capacity?

343 upvotes • bitparity

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[NSFW] [Controversial] - Are 'powerful paedophile rings' in c. 1945-1994 history credible? (PLEASE BEAR IN MIND SUBREDDIT RULES) NSFW

343 upvotes • Juvenalis

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How reasonable would it have been for an owner of a dry cleaning chain to afford a deluxe apartment in the sky on the east side of Manhattan in the mid 1970s?

343 upvotes • ihatejackblack234

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Did Denmark make any serious attempts to reacquire the Orkneys and Shetlands after pawning them to Scotland?

343 upvotes • Serpenz

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In WW1 and WW2, thousands of Americans volunteered to serve in Canadian armed forces before the U.S. entered the war. How did this effect their draft status if those people were drafted by the U.S.? Were there actions criminal or punished? How was the situation handled?

343 upvotes • JohnnyFiveOhAlive

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During World War II, was there any mistrust of Italian-Americans in the same way there was mistrust of German and Japanese Americans?

343 upvotes • ThunderCrab

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Why did the massive Ottoman invasion of the late 1600s not produce the same type of apocalyptic frenzy and civil unrest that the massive Ottoman invasion of the early 1500s did?

343 upvotes • Ozymandius383

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What were the procedures and practicalities for "looting a battlefield"?

343 upvotes • Caridor

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Most popular pop history magazine in Lithuania, "Iliustruotoji istorija", in this month's issue posted an article, claiming that RAF's strategic bombing was ineffective and achieved almost nothing but kill innocent Germans and RAF pilots. Is this true?

343 upvotes • lietuvis10LTU

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Why was "Mexican" added as a racial category on the 1930 US census? And why was it removed on the following census?

343 upvotes • amykbk

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
If there was a full-scale ICBM exchange between the US and USSR during the Cold War, how many nuclear strikes could Cheyenne Mountain (NORAD) sustain and continue to function in some capacity?	343	bitparity
[NSFW] [Controversial] - Are 'powerful paedophile rings' in c. 1945-1994 history credible? (PLEASE BEAR IN MIND SUBREDDIT RULES) NSFW	343	Juvenalis
How reasonable would it have been for an owner of a dry cleaning chain to afford a deluxe apartment in the sky on the east side of Manhattan in the mid 1970s?	343	ihatejackblack234
Did Denmark make any serious attempts to reacquire the Orkneys and Shetlands after pawning them to Scotland?	343	Serpenz
In WW1 and WW2, thousands of Americans volunteered to serve in Canadian armed forces before the U.S. entered the war. How did this effect their draft status if those people were drafted by the U.S.? Were there actions criminal or punished? How was the situation handled?	343	JohnnyFiveOhAlive
During World War II, was there any mistrust of Italian-Americans in the same way there was mistrust of German and Japanese Americans?	343	ThunderCrab
Why did the massive Ottoman invasion of the late 1600s not produce the same type of apocalyptic frenzy and civil unrest that the massive Ottoman invasion of the early 1500s did?	343	Ozymandius383
What were the procedures and practicalities for "looting a battlefield"?	343	Caridor
Most popular pop history magazine in Lithuania, "Iliustruotoji istorija", in this month's issue posted an article, claiming that RAF's strategic bombing was ineffective and achieved almost nothing but kill innocent Germans and RAF pilots. Is this true?	343	lietuvis10LTU
Why was "Mexican" added as a racial category on the 1930 US census? And why was it removed on the following census?	343	amykbk