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I've often read that prostitutes were plentiful in Victorian England. Were most only in it temporarily, or was this a longer-term career? What would/could a former prostitute do? NSFW

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Is there evidence of Polynesian settlements that didn't work out and had to be abandoned? Were they re-settled later?

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AskHistorians Episode 162 - Philip and Alexander by Adrian Goldsworthy

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Was there much worry about/anticipation of subsequent insurrection in the decades after the American Civil War?

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 173 - Hunt the Wumpus and Public Computing with Jason Dyer

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AskHistorians Minisode - Uprisings in 19th Century China with EnclavedMicrostate

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AskHistorians Podcast Episode 179 - Adam Contzen's Ten Books of Politics with The Contzen Project

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Most of the popular Holocaust accounts seem to be from people who were young adults and children. Do we have many perspectives from the elderly, and how do they differ from the younger ones?

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A 1963 episode of the The Twilight Zone sees an American time traveler trying to warn the people of Hiroshima about the incoming atomic bombing. Less than 20 years after the war, would this have been viewed as treasonous, or a genuine humanitarian concern?

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Why were Filipinos specifically excluded from US veterans benefits after WWII?

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I've often read that prostitutes were plentiful in Victorian England. Were most only in it temporarily, or was this a longer-term career? What would/could a former prostitute do? NSFW	46	AskHistorians
Is there evidence of Polynesian settlements that didn't work out and had to be abandoned? Were they re-settled later?	39	AskHistorians
AskHistorians Episode 162 - Philip and Alexander by Adrian Goldsworthy	39	AskHistorians
Was there much worry about/anticipation of subsequent insurrection in the decades after the American Civil War?	39	AskHistorians
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 173 - Hunt the Wumpus and Public Computing with Jason Dyer	38	AskHistorians
AskHistorians Minisode - Uprisings in 19th Century China with EnclavedMicrostate	38	AskHistorians
AskHistorians Podcast Episode 179 - Adam Contzen's Ten Books of Politics with The Contzen Project	37	AskHistorians
Most of the popular Holocaust accounts seem to be from people who were young adults and children. Do we have many perspectives from the elderly, and how do they differ from the younger ones?	35	AskHistorians
A 1963 episode of the The Twilight Zone sees an American time traveler trying to warn the people of Hiroshima about the incoming atomic bombing. Less than 20 years after the war, would this have been viewed as treasonous, or a genuine humanitarian concern?	33	AskHistorians
Why were Filipinos specifically excluded from US veterans benefits after WWII?	31	AskHistorians