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How did medieval urban militias maintain training?

820 upvotes • infraredit

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My husband's grandfather left us file boxes full of classified World War 2 intelligence documents and original crime scene photos from the Black Dahlia case. Who can I bring this information to?

820 upvotes • GordanFreechman

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How did Bobby Kennedy, a member of one of the U.S.'s elite political families, become so beloved by working-class whites, blacks, and Latinos?

820 upvotes • cbHXBY1D

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Did loose lips really sink ships?

820 upvotes • alienmechanic

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Why was clause 23 included in the Magna Carta?

820 upvotes • lordwarnut

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How did abolitionist like Frederick Douglass react to the exception within the 13th Amendment allowing for slavery in the prison System? Did they foresee its abuse by white Americans in the Justice System?

820 upvotes • King_Vercingetorix

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How did people wake up on time prior to electric alarm clocks?

820 upvotes • EverybodysAMimic

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AMA: Vikings

819 upvotes • Aerandir

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Did any villages/towns ever sucessfully repel a viking raid by themselves?

819 upvotes • Bigdoublek

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I’m a common Roman soldier in 100BC. I’m killed in battle. Does my family get any sort of notification? How long does it take?

819 upvotes • DeliriumTremen

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
How did medieval urban militias maintain training?	820	infraredit
My husband's grandfather left us file boxes full of classified World War 2 intelligence documents and original crime scene photos from the Black Dahlia case. Who can I bring this information to?	820	GordanFreechman
How did Bobby Kennedy, a member of one of the U.S.'s elite political families, become so beloved by working-class whites, blacks, and Latinos?	820	cbHXBY1D
Did loose lips really sink ships?	820	alienmechanic
Why was clause 23 included in the Magna Carta?	820	lordwarnut
How did abolitionist like Frederick Douglass react to the exception within the 13th Amendment allowing for slavery in the prison System? Did they foresee its abuse by white Americans in the Justice System?	820	King_Vercingetorix
How did people wake up on time prior to electric alarm clocks?	820	EverybodysAMimic
AMA: Vikings	819	Aerandir
Did any villages/towns ever sucessfully repel a viking raid by themselves?	819	Bigdoublek
I’m a common Roman soldier in 100BC. I’m killed in battle. Does my family get any sort of notification? How long does it take?	819	DeliriumTremen