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What is the significance of the wise men bringing Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh?

145 upvotes • barbmalley

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Back when the Pope had an army and ruled over the Papal States, he fought wars and put down rebellions against people who were presumably Catholic. How did Catholic leaders and soldiers justify fighting the Pope?

145 upvotes • Hanging_out

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How many US citizens of German descent fought for Germany in WW2? Thinking of this scene in Band of Brothers where the American soldiers meet a German POW... who speaks perfect English.

145 upvotes • iwantsomegrapedrink

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When archeologists first discovered dinosaur bones, how the did world react?

145 upvotes • richb83

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I think I have some Nazi propaganda.

145 upvotes • red-cloud

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What were Albert Einstein's marriages like?

145 upvotes • raptormeat

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Wednesday AMA: Hello historians, we are the Civil War Trust, America's largest non-profit organization dedicated to battlefield preservation. Ask us anything about the Civil War or battlefield preservation!

145 upvotes • doithowitgo

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The Business Plot conspiracy in 1933. Gen. Smedley Butler claimed a plot to create a fascist veterans' organization and use it in a coup d'état seizing power over FDR, is there any new research done on affirming or discounting?

145 upvotes • 4waystreet

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What is the process like to becoming a History professor?

145 upvotes • MeibukanMaster

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Around what time did decapitation as a method of execution fall out of favor for most of the world and why?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What is the significance of the wise men bringing Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh?	145	barbmalley
Back when the Pope had an army and ruled over the Papal States, he fought wars and put down rebellions against people who were presumably Catholic. How did Catholic leaders and soldiers justify fighting the Pope?	145	Hanging_out
How many US citizens of German descent fought for Germany in WW2? Thinking of this scene in Band of Brothers where the American soldiers meet a German POW... who speaks perfect English.	145	iwantsomegrapedrink
When archeologists first discovered dinosaur bones, how the did world react?	145	richb83
I think I have some Nazi propaganda.	145	red-cloud
What were Albert Einstein's marriages like?	145	raptormeat
Wednesday AMA: Hello historians, we are the Civil War Trust, America's largest non-profit organization dedicated to battlefield preservation. Ask us anything about the Civil War or battlefield preservation!	145	doithowitgo
The Business Plot conspiracy in 1933. Gen. Smedley Butler claimed a plot to create a fascist veterans' organization and use it in a coup d'état seizing power over FDR, is there any new research done on affirming or discounting?	145	4waystreet
What is the process like to becoming a History professor?	145	MeibukanMaster
Around what time did decapitation as a method of execution fall out of favor for most of the world and why?	145	[deleted]