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Bobby Kennedy was confirmed as Attorney General in 1961. The FBI began wiretapping Martin Luther King’s house in 1963. Considering the FBI is subordinate to the AG, what role, if any, did he play in the approval of such an investigation?

374 upvotes • nowlan101

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How did Northern Ireland successfully reform their police force from the more violent and oppressive RUC of the Troubles to the modern PSNI?

374 upvotes • [deleted]

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I am a young Byzantine nobleman in the 10th or 11th century and I have gotten the privilege of learning my nation's history. Whose history will I learn?

374 upvotes • Millero15

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What did Indian cuisine look like before the chilli?

374 upvotes • riamuriamu

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Why are "Western" cereal grains (wheat/rye/barley/oats) mainly ground into flour, but rice eaten whole? Is the difference due to cultural and historical reasons, or because of taste?

374 upvotes • daveboat

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The Sutton Hoo burial mound was from the English dark ages, but contained items from Byzantium, the Middle East, and Asia. Does this mean England maintained a vast trade network even after the western Roman Empire had withdrawn and barbarians had seized much of the territory on western Europe?

374 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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New Snoo Sunday: Introducing Snoorodotus, Snoo al-Mulk, and Frederick Snoouglass

374 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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How did Disraeli become the first Jewish prime minister of the UK in an age of widespread antisemitism, and was that very controversial? (both abroad and at home)

374 upvotes • [deleted]

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Was suicide among slaves common in ancient times, such as during the building of the pyramids or as recently as the enslavement of black people in early America?

374 upvotes • jvblum

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Was Deism actually popular in the United States, or only among the narrow elite and the founding fathers? How quickly after the revolution did it fade away, and what caused its decline?

374 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Bobby Kennedy was confirmed as Attorney General in 1961. The FBI began wiretapping Martin Luther King’s house in 1963. Considering the FBI is subordinate to the AG, what role, if any, did he play in the approval of such an investigation?	374	nowlan101
How did Northern Ireland successfully reform their police force from the more violent and oppressive RUC of the Troubles to the modern PSNI?	374	[deleted]
I am a young Byzantine nobleman in the 10th or 11th century and I have gotten the privilege of learning my nation's history. Whose history will I learn?	374	Millero15
What did Indian cuisine look like before the chilli?	374	riamuriamu
Why are "Western" cereal grains (wheat/rye/barley/oats) mainly ground into flour, but rice eaten whole? Is the difference due to cultural and historical reasons, or because of taste?	374	daveboat
The Sutton Hoo burial mound was from the English dark ages, but contained items from Byzantium, the Middle East, and Asia. Does this mean England maintained a vast trade network even after the western Roman Empire had withdrawn and barbarians had seized much of the territory on western Europe?	374	RusticBohemian
New Snoo Sunday: Introducing Snoorodotus, Snoo al-Mulk, and Frederick Snoouglass	374	Georgy_K_Zhukov
How did Disraeli become the first Jewish prime minister of the UK in an age of widespread antisemitism, and was that very controversial? (both abroad and at home)	374	[deleted]
Was suicide among slaves common in ancient times, such as during the building of the pyramids or as recently as the enslavement of black people in early America?	374	jvblum
Was Deism actually popular in the United States, or only among the narrow elite and the founding fathers? How quickly after the revolution did it fade away, and what caused its decline?	374	RusticBohemian