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How did Colombia determine who was impervious to corruption when recruiting members for the search bloc?
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In this film "We Were Soldiers", Joe Galloway is given a rifle which he later uses against the enemy. Did this actually happen, and are there any more verified accounts of embedded journalists being forced to use a weapon in the heat of battle?
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Was the word nigger always pejorative? And if not, what would a derogatory term for black people be before the word took on its offensive connotation?
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How did enlistment and retention work in the US after WW2? How did they decide who to muster out vs. retain?
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In ancient Roman times, were adopted children given the same amount of respect/prestige as biological children? Could they legally be heirs? And were they looked upon more fondly than bastard children?
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Notorious concentration camp commander Amon Göth was charged by the Nazis before the end of the war with "mistreating" prisoners. What was "mistreatment" according to the Nazi Party?
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Was there any significant racial backlash to Jackie Robinson being inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame in 1962?
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Families of soldiers today receive life insurance and/or a pension if the soldier dies in combat. What sort of compensation, if any, could the family of an ancient Roman soldier expect upon a soldiers death on the battlefield?
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