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[Meta] Will /r/AskHistorians be going private?

2104 upvotes • ThisBasterd

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The Catalans have long had an ambivalent relationship with Spanish identity and have often felt a sense of ethnic distinctness within Spain. Why don't the Valencians, who speak essentially the same language as the Catalans, seem to have had a similar experience?

2104 upvotes • JJVMT

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Did Stalin really say that "the British gave time, the Americans gave money, and the Russians gave blood"?

2103 upvotes • Del-JJ

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I recently discovered Frederick Douglass's 'What to a slave is the 4th of July?' It made me wonder: DID states with slavery think their slaves were, or ought to be, patriotic and attached to national institutions/symbols?

2102 upvotes • CuriousastheCat

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I have read that the demise of streetcars in the U.S. was due to a conspiracy by GM and other auto manufacturers. I've also read that this is an urban legend. What's the truth?

2102 upvotes • persimmonmango

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As an avid museum visitor, I'm amazed at the preponderance of dueling pistols. Did gentlemen keep them as a form of masculine jewelry or were duels really that common in 18th Century Europe, Russia or America? Were duels tantamount to spontaneous road rage of today or were they much more calculated?

2101 upvotes • oppleTANK

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The famous "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match was held in Zaire at 4 in the morning. What led to the fight being held in one of the most violent, poverty stricken countries on Earth?

2101 upvotes • ThomasRaith

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These days, even billionaires drink the same soft drinks as everyone else, and spend much of their lives on phones even the median citizen can afford with a little saving. Are such standardized consumer goods a product exclusive to the past century, or are there historical antecedents?

2101 upvotes • Know_Your_Rites

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The Israel/Palestine conflict is perhaps the most contentious issue in America that doesn't directly affect America. How did this issue get so ingrained in American culture?

2100 upvotes • TheLordHighExecu

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When we see the typical "man stranded on an island", it's usually a very small beach with a single palm tree. When did the depiction first occur?

2097 upvotes • fathercthulu

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[Meta] Will /r/AskHistorians be going private?	2104	ThisBasterd
The Catalans have long had an ambivalent relationship with Spanish identity and have often felt a sense of ethnic distinctness within Spain. Why don't the Valencians, who speak essentially the same language as the Catalans, seem to have had a similar experience?	2104	JJVMT
Did Stalin really say that "the British gave time, the Americans gave money, and the Russians gave blood"?	2103	Del-JJ
I recently discovered Frederick Douglass's 'What to a slave is the 4th of July?' It made me wonder: DID states with slavery think their slaves were, or ought to be, patriotic and attached to national institutions/symbols?	2102	CuriousastheCat
I have read that the demise of streetcars in the U.S. was due to a conspiracy by GM and other auto manufacturers. I've also read that this is an urban legend. What's the truth?	2102	persimmonmango
As an avid museum visitor, I'm amazed at the preponderance of dueling pistols. Did gentlemen keep them as a form of masculine jewelry or were duels really that common in 18th Century Europe, Russia or America? Were duels tantamount to spontaneous road rage of today or were they much more calculated?	2101	oppleTANK
The famous "Rumble in the Jungle" boxing match was held in Zaire at 4 in the morning. What led to the fight being held in one of the most violent, poverty stricken countries on Earth?	2101	ThomasRaith
These days, even billionaires drink the same soft drinks as everyone else, and spend much of their lives on phones even the median citizen can afford with a little saving. Are such standardized consumer goods a product exclusive to the past century, or are there historical antecedents?	2101	Know_Your_Rites
The Israel/Palestine conflict is perhaps the most contentious issue in America that doesn't directly affect America. How did this issue get so ingrained in American culture?	2100	TheLordHighExecu
When we see the typical "man stranded on an island", it's usually a very small beach with a single palm tree. When did the depiction first occur?	2097	fathercthulu