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When did the last Roman gladiators live? Did the fights survive the conversion to Christianity and the Germanic conquest?

468 upvotes • Vladith

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The periodically popular "Lars Anderson: Master Archer" video is on the front page again and makes a lot of claims about the historical practice of archery. How much of what he claims is valid?

468 upvotes • DavidHJ

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How did the Germans during WWII react to Eisenhower and Nimitz, being Americans of German ancestry, leading the Allied charge?

468 upvotes • [deleted]

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Did The Wright Brother face any sort of religious fanatical resistance to their invention?

468 upvotes • a_James_Woods

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How did Americans go from electing FDR to a 4th term to the 22nd amendment passing in just 7 years?

468 upvotes • wolverine237

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What are the origins of eggnog? Were there other forms of nog that did not involve egg?

468 upvotes • depanneur

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When watching "12 Angry Men," I notice that each character has a distinct appearance. What would each character's appearance tell a 50's audience about their personality?

468 upvotes • TheLordHighExecu

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Wikipedia says many local African kingdoms provided people, usually prisoners of war or criminals, to European slave traders. What happened to these African Kingdom's economy between the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade and the scramble for Africa?

468 upvotes • Chuckun

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I am YouTube creator Three Arrows here to answer your questions about public history on YouTube and debunking bad history. AMA!

468 upvotes • TheThreeArrows

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"Under God" was added to the US Pledge of Allegiance in 1954; what was the background behind this change? Was there any controversy accompanying it at the time?

468 upvotes • td4999

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When did the last Roman gladiators live? Did the fights survive the conversion to Christianity and the Germanic conquest?	468	Vladith
The periodically popular "Lars Anderson: Master Archer" video is on the front page again and makes a lot of claims about the historical practice of archery. How much of what he claims is valid?	468	DavidHJ
How did the Germans during WWII react to Eisenhower and Nimitz, being Americans of German ancestry, leading the Allied charge?	468	[deleted]
Did The Wright Brother face any sort of religious fanatical resistance to their invention?	468	a_James_Woods
How did Americans go from electing FDR to a 4th term to the 22nd amendment passing in just 7 years?	468	wolverine237
What are the origins of eggnog? Were there other forms of nog that did not involve egg?	468	depanneur
When watching "12 Angry Men," I notice that each character has a distinct appearance. What would each character's appearance tell a 50's audience about their personality?	468	TheLordHighExecu
Wikipedia says many local African kingdoms provided people, usually prisoners of war or criminals, to European slave traders. What happened to these African Kingdom's economy between the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade and the scramble for Africa?	468	Chuckun
I am YouTube creator Three Arrows here to answer your questions about public history on YouTube and debunking bad history. AMA!	468	TheThreeArrows
"Under God" was added to the US Pledge of Allegiance in 1954; what was the background behind this change? Was there any controversy accompanying it at the time?	468	td4999