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Why does the French-Algerian war receive so little attention?

1927 upvotes • ClinicalGazesUrBulge

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Was the Red Army better at self-reflection than the Wehrmacht?

1927 upvotes • LittleCaesar3

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Floating Feature: The History of Johns, Olivers, and John Olivers!

1927 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Had it not been for its interception, the Mexican government would have received the Zimmermann Telegram. Was Mexico willing and able to go to war against the Americans on the side of the Germans at the time?

1925 upvotes • PhenomenalPancake

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Napoleon Bonaparte fought 60 battles, losing only seven, mostly at the end of his career. What led to his defeats at the end of his career?

1924 upvotes • TheWo1f

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Before the invention of corrective lenses, what would someone with very bad vision do to make a living/survive?

1924 upvotes • shmeggt

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I'm a medieval townsperson living in Britain (let's say after 1000 c.e). I need to go to the next town over (roughly 50km away) and then come back; how do I organize my trip and what to I bring with me?

1924 upvotes • Colosso95

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What was going on in Ireland at beginning of the 20th century (1901, specifically) that might have encouraged my great-great-grandparents to give their children's ages as consistently 3-5 years younger than reality for the 1901 Census of Ireland?

1924 upvotes • CaptainVellichor

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I've always found the Risorgimento to be a fascinating yet rarely discussed point of European history. How did most Italians feel about going to war with the Papal States? How did so many people living in the center of Catholicism even agree to do this to begin with?

1923 upvotes • TheDukeOfButtholes

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When did Horses become a "thing for girls"?

1923 upvotes • Merandil

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why does the French-Algerian war receive so little attention?	1927	ClinicalGazesUrBulge
Was the Red Army better at self-reflection than the Wehrmacht?	1927	LittleCaesar3
Floating Feature: The History of Johns, Olivers, and John Olivers!	1927	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Had it not been for its interception, the Mexican government would have received the Zimmermann Telegram. Was Mexico willing and able to go to war against the Americans on the side of the Germans at the time?	1925	PhenomenalPancake
Napoleon Bonaparte fought 60 battles, losing only seven, mostly at the end of his career. What led to his defeats at the end of his career?	1924	TheWo1f
Before the invention of corrective lenses, what would someone with very bad vision do to make a living/survive?	1924	shmeggt
I'm a medieval townsperson living in Britain (let's say after 1000 c.e). I need to go to the next town over (roughly 50km away) and then come back; how do I organize my trip and what to I bring with me?	1924	Colosso95
What was going on in Ireland at beginning of the 20th century (1901, specifically) that might have encouraged my great-great-grandparents to give their children's ages as consistently 3-5 years younger than reality for the 1901 Census of Ireland?	1924	CaptainVellichor
I've always found the Risorgimento to be a fascinating yet rarely discussed point of European history. How did most Italians feel about going to war with the Papal States? How did so many people living in the center of Catholicism even agree to do this to begin with?	1923	TheDukeOfButtholes
When did Horses become a "thing for girls"?	1923	Merandil