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Lyndon B. Johnson is often perceived as masterful in his ability to persuade or lobby Congress, for example in securing the passage of the Civil Rights Act. Is this reputation deserved, and is he really such an outlier?
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Was Francisco Franco a fascist or was his ideology different enough from that of Hitler and Mussolini to be considered a distinct political philosophy?
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How accurate were the "Wanted Dead or Alive" posters featured in Westerns? Is it something Hollywood made up?
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We will never be able to taste Falernian wine, held by Romans to be one of the finest wines of their time. Are there any other ancient foodstuffs we will never be able to taste?
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How did the U.S. founding fathers interpret the phrase "all men are created equal" in light of obvious discrimination?
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What was the purpose of West Berlin? Why have a city (or part of a city) deep within unfriendly territory
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