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What happened to all the little Kings when all their little Germanies became the German Empire?

4293 upvotes • Teonod

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Why does Liberalism have a different meaning in the United States than in Europe? When did 'liberal' become synonymous with center-left politics?

4292 upvotes • Shashank1000

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When it was discovered that Ronald Reagan sold weapons to Iran, in defiance of American Law, why wasn’t he impeached?

4288 upvotes • Sarsath

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In LA Noire, a murder case ends abruptly when the killed perpetrator is revealed to be related to a high profile politician. The details are kept out of official records and the killer's involvement hidden from public knowledge. Is there any precedent for corruption like this taking place in the US?

4286 upvotes • tylerash98

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During the heyday of TV westerns in the 1950s and 1960s, elderly viewers could have grown up in the actual Wild West. What did they think of these shows?

4280 upvotes • QuasarMaster

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The Mongols conquered massive walled cities in China and the Middle East, so why couldn't they take the much smaller European style stone castle?

4279 upvotes • DarrylSnozzberry

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As a woman living during the time periods of ancient Greece or Rome, would I live in constant fear of being sexually assaulted due to the normality of sexual assault (specifically men against women) through slavery at those times? When did it stop becoming less of an issue? NSFW

4277 upvotes • chocomilk_cow_

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Megathread: Roe v Wade overturned by the US Supreme Court

4272 upvotes • DGBD

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RBG’s death has me thinking about Supreme Court history. Can anyone tell us about the Civil War Supreme Court? Specifically, were there Southerners on it? Did they remain loyal to the union or leave to join the Confederacy?

4270 upvotes • Poobeard76

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I am Gurinder Singh Mann, author of 'The British and the Sikhs: Discovery, Warfare and Friendship c1700-1900', here to answer your questions about Sikh History, Anglo Sikh Wars etc

4268 upvotes • Sikhscholar

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What happened to all the little Kings when all their little Germanies became the German Empire?	4293	Teonod
Why does Liberalism have a different meaning in the United States than in Europe? When did 'liberal' become synonymous with center-left politics?	4292	Shashank1000
When it was discovered that Ronald Reagan sold weapons to Iran, in defiance of American Law, why wasn’t he impeached?	4288	Sarsath
In LA Noire, a murder case ends abruptly when the killed perpetrator is revealed to be related to a high profile politician. The details are kept out of official records and the killer's involvement hidden from public knowledge. Is there any precedent for corruption like this taking place in the US?	4286	tylerash98
During the heyday of TV westerns in the 1950s and 1960s, elderly viewers could have grown up in the actual Wild West. What did they think of these shows?	4280	QuasarMaster
The Mongols conquered massive walled cities in China and the Middle East, so why couldn't they take the much smaller European style stone castle?	4279	DarrylSnozzberry
As a woman living during the time periods of ancient Greece or Rome, would I live in constant fear of being sexually assaulted due to the normality of sexual assault (specifically men against women) through slavery at those times? When did it stop becoming less of an issue? NSFW	4277	chocomilk_cow_
Megathread: Roe v Wade overturned by the US Supreme Court	4272	DGBD
RBG’s death has me thinking about Supreme Court history. Can anyone tell us about the Civil War Supreme Court? Specifically, were there Southerners on it? Did they remain loyal to the union or leave to join the Confederacy?	4270	Poobeard76
I am Gurinder Singh Mann, author of 'The British and the Sikhs: Discovery, Warfare and Friendship c1700-1900', here to answer your questions about Sikh History, Anglo Sikh Wars etc	4268	Sikhscholar