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If the Terminator keeps changing history, is there even a point in being a historian?

1304 upvotes • dv12900

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How did one join the ranks of Praetorian Guard, back in ancient Rome?

1304 upvotes • monsuierdodger

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Did Jacqueline Kennedy ever comment, in public or private, on her feelings about her husbands infielidity?

1304 upvotes • Catsdontpaytaxes

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How come we never see historical people depicted with acne?

1304 upvotes • Passion4Justice

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In 1984, there was a failed coup in Romania on Ceaușescu. From wikipedia, "it failed when the military unit assigned to carry out the plan was sent to harvest maize instead." Can someone explain this event a little further?

1304 upvotes • OutofPlaceOneLiner

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During slavery in the United States, did any slaves attempt to flee south to Mexico instead of north to Canada/free states?

1303 upvotes • Addicted2Weasels

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I am a criminal sentenced to exile in Australia in the year 1800. After disembarking from the transport ship, what can I expect my life to be like?

1303 upvotes • pjtpkoe

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Did Joseph Kennedy lobotomize his daughter, Rosemary Kennedy, to preserve the reputation of his family?

1303 upvotes • trajanconquers89

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According to a book I'm reading, the South, during the American Civil War, had agents in Canada 'developing plots' to attack cities such as New York. How serious were these plots, and how close did they come to fruition?

1303 upvotes • LockeProposal

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Leaders used to have nicknames, (The Great, The Terrible, The Meek), but it seems, at least in the western world, that disappeared. Do we know why? Who was the first major head of state to go without it? Or was the nickname given to them posthumously, and that tradition went away?

1303 upvotes • moonpies4everyone

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If the Terminator keeps changing history, is there even a point in being a historian?	1304	dv12900
How did one join the ranks of Praetorian Guard, back in ancient Rome?	1304	monsuierdodger
Did Jacqueline Kennedy ever comment, in public or private, on her feelings about her husbands infielidity?	1304	Catsdontpaytaxes
How come we never see historical people depicted with acne?	1304	Passion4Justice
In 1984, there was a failed coup in Romania on Ceaușescu. From wikipedia, "it failed when the military unit assigned to carry out the plan was sent to harvest maize instead." Can someone explain this event a little further?	1304	OutofPlaceOneLiner
During slavery in the United States, did any slaves attempt to flee south to Mexico instead of north to Canada/free states?	1303	Addicted2Weasels
I am a criminal sentenced to exile in Australia in the year 1800. After disembarking from the transport ship, what can I expect my life to be like?	1303	pjtpkoe
Did Joseph Kennedy lobotomize his daughter, Rosemary Kennedy, to preserve the reputation of his family?	1303	trajanconquers89
According to a book I'm reading, the South, during the American Civil War, had agents in Canada 'developing plots' to attack cities such as New York. How serious were these plots, and how close did they come to fruition?	1303	LockeProposal
Leaders used to have nicknames, (The Great, The Terrible, The Meek), but it seems, at least in the western world, that disappeared. Do we know why? Who was the first major head of state to go without it? Or was the nickname given to them posthumously, and that tradition went away?	1303	moonpies4everyone