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In the movie Gangs of New York, immigrants are shown signing up for military service as soon as they step off the boat. Is there any truth to this?

448 upvotes • elgringofrijolero

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What is it like to be a historian?

448 upvotes • Youtubbz

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What are the main differences between the colonization styles of European colonial powers.

448 upvotes • KalaiProvenheim

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How did prostitutes avoid pregnancy in medieval times? NSFW

448 upvotes • Neonhy

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How did the Medici bank work? Was there a physical location with employees? Did they have standard paperwork? How were they able to operate (or was the Church's prohibition on usury subject to local authorities, or overstated)? Do we know how they made lending decisions?

448 upvotes • td4999

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The Dust Bowl was horrible, but I haven’t heard any references to it in the cultural psyche past the 1940s. What sorts of social scars/after effects stretched into later decades, if any?

448 upvotes • frown-umbrella

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What was "The Fire Nation" listed on old maps of what is now the US Midwest? What became of it?

448 upvotes • laeiryn

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In 1604 there was a supernova visible by the naked eye for several weeks. What did cultures around the world think about this phenomenon?

447 upvotes • bowseratediddy

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Do we know the name ancient Egyptians gave the Pyramids?

447 upvotes • woodyallin

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What did the Chinese and Indian rulers of the day think of Alexander the Great?

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
In the movie Gangs of New York, immigrants are shown signing up for military service as soon as they step off the boat. Is there any truth to this?	448	elgringofrijolero
What is it like to be a historian?	448	Youtubbz
What are the main differences between the colonization styles of European colonial powers.	448	KalaiProvenheim
How did prostitutes avoid pregnancy in medieval times? NSFW	448	Neonhy
How did the Medici bank work? Was there a physical location with employees? Did they have standard paperwork? How were they able to operate (or was the Church's prohibition on usury subject to local authorities, or overstated)? Do we know how they made lending decisions?	448	td4999
The Dust Bowl was horrible, but I haven’t heard any references to it in the cultural psyche past the 1940s. What sorts of social scars/after effects stretched into later decades, if any?	448	frown-umbrella
What was "The Fire Nation" listed on old maps of what is now the US Midwest? What became of it?	448	laeiryn
In 1604 there was a supernova visible by the naked eye for several weeks. What did cultures around the world think about this phenomenon?	447	bowseratediddy
Do we know the name ancient Egyptians gave the Pyramids?	447	woodyallin
What did the Chinese and Indian rulers of the day think of Alexander the Great?	447	Derpese_Simplex