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Last night, Donald Trump referred to Operation Wetback under the Eisenhower administration. What was the reality of the deportation?

1241 upvotes • gobberpooper

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SCOTUS Justice James McReynolds was famously antisemitic, even refusing to sign on to opinions written by Jewish Justices like Cardozo. What do we know about McReynolds’ antisemitic beliefs and thoughts, and were his feelings known when he was appointed?

1241 upvotes • ghostofherzl

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From what I know, the Egyptian first dynasty started within a few hundred years of the Sahara finishing it's most recent event of drying up. Is this a coincidence, or did the desertification cause migrations that led to the rise of Egypt?

1241 upvotes • Jarl_Ace

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I'm Jake Berman. I wrote "The Lost Subways of North America." Let's talk about why transit in the US and Canada is so bad compared to the rest of the developed world. AMA.

1241 upvotes • fiftythreestudio

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How, exactly, did Russia educate their whole population so fast?

1240 upvotes • pie_now

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What did the Soviet Union and other countries of the eastern bloc think of the IRA and the troubles in Northern Ireland

1240 upvotes • yabog8

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The London Tornado of 1091

1240 upvotes • AnonMirrors

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In the 19th century German song “Morgen marschieren wir “ drinking tea and coffee with sugar are suggested as as way sto go to sleep. Were people back then built differently?

1240 upvotes • Termsandconditionsch

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I recently changed my major to History (in small part due to this subreddit.) My goal is to one day become a researcher/professor. How do I do this? What does that career path look like?

1239 upvotes • xxxWeedSn1p3Rxxx

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What was life like for the escaped slave community living in Canada and how well did Canadians receive these refugees?

1239 upvotes • F_Scott_Shitzgerald

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Last night, Donald Trump referred to Operation Wetback under the Eisenhower administration. What was the reality of the deportation?	1241	gobberpooper
SCOTUS Justice James McReynolds was famously antisemitic, even refusing to sign on to opinions written by Jewish Justices like Cardozo. What do we know about McReynolds’ antisemitic beliefs and thoughts, and were his feelings known when he was appointed?	1241	ghostofherzl
From what I know, the Egyptian first dynasty started within a few hundred years of the Sahara finishing it's most recent event of drying up. Is this a coincidence, or did the desertification cause migrations that led to the rise of Egypt?	1241	Jarl_Ace
I'm Jake Berman. I wrote "The Lost Subways of North America." Let's talk about why transit in the US and Canada is so bad compared to the rest of the developed world. AMA.	1241	fiftythreestudio
How, exactly, did Russia educate their whole population so fast?	1240	pie_now
What did the Soviet Union and other countries of the eastern bloc think of the IRA and the troubles in Northern Ireland	1240	yabog8
The London Tornado of 1091	1240	AnonMirrors
In the 19th century German song “Morgen marschieren wir “ drinking tea and coffee with sugar are suggested as as way sto go to sleep. Were people back then built differently?	1240	Termsandconditionsch
I recently changed my major to History (in small part due to this subreddit.) My goal is to one day become a researcher/professor. How do I do this? What does that career path look like?	1239	xxxWeedSn1p3Rxxx
What was life like for the escaped slave community living in Canada and how well did Canadians receive these refugees?	1239	F_Scott_Shitzgerald