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Why didn't the Japanese attack fleet finish the job in Hawaii after Peral Harbor? Was it Yammimoto's oversight or did the fleet commander not understand his orders???

165 upvotes • DaftMythic

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In Nazi Germany, could any soldier (even against their wishes) be chosen to guard prisoner camps, or were they handpicked or volunteers?

165 upvotes • esmereldas

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Has Air Force One ever encountered a dangerous situation while in flight? I'm thinking of things like mechanical failure, military threat, hostile passenger, etc...

165 upvotes • JoelKizz

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Why is JFK so beloved in modern culture? Was he successful as a President or does it come from being memorialized from his assassination?

165 upvotes • Ozymandias1818

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Why does the Aeneid present the story that Rome was founded by Trojans? Why would the Romans want to regard themselves as being descended from the losers of the Trojan War?

165 upvotes • spikebrennan

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Please join us for an IAmA with Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Ruler of the Sikh Empire, over at /r/HistoryNetwork!

165 upvotes • C8-H10-N4-O2

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During the great emigration wave from Europe in the 19th-early 20th century, how did people decide which country to emigrate to? Were there advertisements? What made someone pick Argentina, Canada, Brazil, Australia, South Africa or somewhere other than the United States?

165 upvotes • mystical-me

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Why didn't Sri Lanka become part of India?

165 upvotes • nikkefinland

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What caused the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913 to be over so quickly compared to the First World War?

165 upvotes • [deleted]

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If you took an English person from 1314 and an English person from 1114 and got them to talk to each other would they think each other's speech patterns were odd? If "yes" would they still be able to easily understand each other?

165 upvotes • grapp

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why didn't the Japanese attack fleet finish the job in Hawaii after Peral Harbor? Was it Yammimoto's oversight or did the fleet commander not understand his orders???	165	DaftMythic
In Nazi Germany, could any soldier (even against their wishes) be chosen to guard prisoner camps, or were they handpicked or volunteers?	165	esmereldas
Has Air Force One ever encountered a dangerous situation while in flight? I'm thinking of things like mechanical failure, military threat, hostile passenger, etc...	165	JoelKizz
Why is JFK so beloved in modern culture? Was he successful as a President or does it come from being memorialized from his assassination?	165	Ozymandias1818
Why does the Aeneid present the story that Rome was founded by Trojans? Why would the Romans want to regard themselves as being descended from the losers of the Trojan War?	165	spikebrennan
Please join us for an IAmA with Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Ruler of the Sikh Empire, over at /r/HistoryNetwork!	165	C8-H10-N4-O2
During the great emigration wave from Europe in the 19th-early 20th century, how did people decide which country to emigrate to? Were there advertisements? What made someone pick Argentina, Canada, Brazil, Australia, South Africa or somewhere other than the United States?	165	mystical-me
Why didn't Sri Lanka become part of India?	165	nikkefinland
What caused the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1913 to be over so quickly compared to the First World War?	165	[deleted]
If you took an English person from 1314 and an English person from 1114 and got them to talk to each other would they think each other's speech patterns were odd? If "yes" would they still be able to easily understand each other?	165	grapp