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Pre-Civil War: 1859-1860, Were there signs within, that even without war or intrusion of government laws, that slavery was in trouble? That the working mechanics of it in the South were somehow breaking down?	27
In segregated America how important was a public drinking fountain? Pre-bottled water and a 7-11 or similar on every corner, was public water important especially in the hot South?	26
In John Adams by D. McCullough the author states that during the war Jefferson lost 22 slaves who joined the British in hopes of gaining freedom, for blacks, were the British a means to freedom?	25
If you kept your life savings (including gold, diamonds) in a bank that was robbed in the 1920's was there any recourse, or, were you just shit out of luck?	23
Can an argument be made that the Soviet T34 tank was the single biggest contributor to helping win World War II?	23
Did disobedience of one senior officer, Major General Robert Lee Bullard, cause thousands of needless casualties in a battle with 122,000 dead and wounded in WW1? Was it covered up?	21
Operation Barbarossa caused massive Soviet casualities/incredible success for the Germans yet failed in capturing Moscow or force a surrender, was there a glaring tactical error that prevented this?	20
I'm an older pirate who;s health is declining, is there a way out? Take my years worth of booty and retire to a peaceful hamlet?	19
Einstein, Rosa Luxemburg, Trotsky, Lenin; "Switzerland...at the turn of the century, the crossroads of Europe's revolutionary forces." Dr. Chaim Weizmann." Why/how did it become such a mecca for tolerance free thinking and the intellectual?	19
How effective was the M1 helmet in WW2 against bullets, and explosive fragment? Did regulation require the helmet to be worn at all time or was it a personal decision?	16

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