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Johnny Cash's 1964 album 'Bitter Tears' has some pretty strong condemnations of the way white people (past and present) had dealt with Native Americans. How common were these views at the time? What were reactions to the album like?

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In Weird Al's song 'Amish Paradise', he states, "tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699." How would the Amish (or similar Anabaptist groups) have partied in 1699?

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Why did so few Anglo-Saxon names survive the Conquest? Where are all the Æthelhilds and Beowulfs?

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Is there a historical consensus regarding the innocence or guilt of Sacco and Vanzetti?

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Taking away Watergate, how is/was Nixon regarded as a president?

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Were men really charged with their wives' crimes in Victorian England?

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How would you pronounce 'guerrilla'?, and other questions regarding pronunciation choice among historians.

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How long was British currency used in the United States after independence?

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Why didn't the United States adopt a parliamentary system under the Constitution?

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What's the earliest example of a successful amphibious assault?

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Johnny Cash's 1964 album 'Bitter Tears' has some pretty strong condemnations of the way white people (past and present) had dealt with Native Americans. How common were these views at the time? What were reactions to the album like?	807
In Weird Al's song 'Amish Paradise', he states, "tonight we're gonna party like it's 1699." How would the Amish (or similar Anabaptist groups) have partied in 1699?	807
Why did so few Anglo-Saxon names survive the Conquest? Where are all the Æthelhilds and Beowulfs?	258
Is there a historical consensus regarding the innocence or guilt of Sacco and Vanzetti?	41
Taking away Watergate, how is/was Nixon regarded as a president?	27
Were men really charged with their wives' crimes in Victorian England?	19
How would you pronounce 'guerrilla'?, and other questions regarding pronunciation choice among historians.	15
How long was British currency used in the United States after independence?	12
Why didn't the United States adopt a parliamentary system under the Constitution?	10
What's the earliest example of a successful amphibious assault?	9