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When did permits to protest become a thing in the United States?

1899 upvotes • jiveturkeysammich

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In 1811, as Tecumseh attempted to rally the the Choctaw and Chickasaw to create an Pan-Indian Alliance against American expansion he also implored them to cease the killing of women and children in inter-tribal warfare. What was tribal warfare like for non-combatants in the southeast?

1899 upvotes • nowlan101

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Did Japanese military and political leaders during WW2 realistically believe that they could conquer and hold China, hold most of South East Asia, and defeat the U.S in the Pacific? If so, what was their reasoning?

1898 upvotes • GuessImStuckWithThis

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My father told me he had a $500 bounty on his head during the Vietnam War. Was this a common thing to happen to U.S. soldiers?

1898 upvotes • cozz33

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European blacksmiths used well-known tools like anvil and sledgehammer. What tools did blacksmiths in other cultures, like Arabic or Japenese use? How different were they compared to their European colleagues?

1898 upvotes • videki_man

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Why does Caesar write such convincing arguments on behalf of the Gauls to resist Rome, as he is conquering them?

1897 upvotes • TheRazaman

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Dis the Italian or Sicilian mobs play a roll during the invasion of Italy during ww2, and the subsequent liberation? If so, what was it?

1897 upvotes • HalloweenHoggendoss

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"David" is a very common given name in the Anglosphere. "Solomon" is a stereotypically Jewish name. "Jesus" is reasonably common among Spanish speakers but virtually unknown among English speakers. What has affected the way that biblical names have been taken up in different societies?

1897 upvotes • Brickie78

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Did the Nazis have a plan in place on what they would do had they captured Stalin or other high ranking Soviet leaders? If they did what were they?

1896 upvotes • illusions_of_order

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How did the symbols used on slot machines (BAR, 7, 🍒, etc.) become conventional?

1895 upvotes • 3fox

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When did permits to protest become a thing in the United States?	1899	jiveturkeysammich
In 1811, as Tecumseh attempted to rally the the Choctaw and Chickasaw to create an Pan-Indian Alliance against American expansion he also implored them to cease the killing of women and children in inter-tribal warfare. What was tribal warfare like for non-combatants in the southeast?	1899	nowlan101
Did Japanese military and political leaders during WW2 realistically believe that they could conquer and hold China, hold most of South East Asia, and defeat the U.S in the Pacific? If so, what was their reasoning?	1898	GuessImStuckWithThis
My father told me he had a $500 bounty on his head during the Vietnam War. Was this a common thing to happen to U.S. soldiers?	1898	cozz33
European blacksmiths used well-known tools like anvil and sledgehammer. What tools did blacksmiths in other cultures, like Arabic or Japenese use? How different were they compared to their European colleagues?	1898	videki_man
Why does Caesar write such convincing arguments on behalf of the Gauls to resist Rome, as he is conquering them?	1897	TheRazaman
Dis the Italian or Sicilian mobs play a roll during the invasion of Italy during ww2, and the subsequent liberation? If so, what was it?	1897	HalloweenHoggendoss
"David" is a very common given name in the Anglosphere. "Solomon" is a stereotypically Jewish name. "Jesus" is reasonably common among Spanish speakers but virtually unknown among English speakers. What has affected the way that biblical names have been taken up in different societies?	1897	Brickie78
Did the Nazis have a plan in place on what they would do had they captured Stalin or other high ranking Soviet leaders? If they did what were they?	1896	illusions_of_order
How did the symbols used on slot machines (BAR, 7, 🍒, etc.) become conventional?	1895	3fox