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The Taiping Rebellion was the largest civil war in history, the biggest war of the 19th Century, and fairly recent in the grand scheme of things. How come it's not talked about more often?

518 upvotes • TheBronzeAgeCollapse

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Floating Feature: The History of Poor Communication

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At what point did the Ottoman Empire begin to decline and why?

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Why are there so many statues of men punching horses in Vienna?

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How was the office of the (US) Vice President originally envisioned?

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Why was the anti-smoking campaign so successful in the United States when compared to Europe as a whole?

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The Americans were horrified when the Soviets developed their own nuclear weapons. What was the American reaction to the British, French, Chinese, Indian and Pakistani governments doing the same?

517 upvotes • George_S_Patton_III

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Names You've Never Heard: [Deleted] Figures from the Annals of History Conference Panel AMA

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Why are there no "of" or "from"s in English surnames? (Similar to Von, Da, De, Van)

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Roman citizens were free to travel throughout the Empire unimpeded, but how did they prove they were Roman? Did they have the equivalent of a passport?

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The Taiping Rebellion was the largest civil war in history, the biggest war of the 19th Century, and fairly recent in the grand scheme of things. How come it's not talked about more often?	518	TheBronzeAgeCollapse
Floating Feature: The History of Poor Communication	518	jschooltiger
At what point did the Ottoman Empire begin to decline and why?	517	[deleted]
Why are there so many statues of men punching horses in Vienna?	517	Clayhanger
How was the office of the (US) Vice President originally envisioned?	517	Goat_im_Himmel
Why was the anti-smoking campaign so successful in the United States when compared to Europe as a whole?	517	slimelion
The Americans were horrified when the Soviets developed their own nuclear weapons. What was the American reaction to the British, French, Chinese, Indian and Pakistani governments doing the same?	517	George_S_Patton_III
Names You've Never Heard: [Deleted] Figures from the Annals of History Conference Panel AMA	517	AutoModerator
Why are there no "of" or "from"s in English surnames? (Similar to Von, Da, De, Van)	516	[deleted]
Roman citizens were free to travel throughout the Empire unimpeded, but how did they prove they were Roman? Did they have the equivalent of a passport?	516	[deleted]