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Fifty years ago today, U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He is beloved in the public memory, but what were his administration's actual accomplishments, and how do they compare with its well-known fumbles?	1318
How do educators teach "both sides" of a historical controversy when the modern mainstream has completely rejected one side?	109
Is this 16th-century English lute song really about a sex toy? And why does the dog have a hole in its head? NSFW	65
Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution (1868) disqualifies public officials from remaining in office if they engage in insurrection or rebellion. How has this rule been applied over time and why did Congress curtail it thirty years later?	22
Canadians have the day off. Most of them are celebrating Victoria Day, in honor of Queen Victoria, but in Quebec it's National Patriots' Day, in honor of a French Canadian war of independence against the British monarchy. Why did the Rebellions of 1837 fail where the American Revolution succeeded?	21
"The [Ku Klux] Klan in some areas of the country tried to be a means of reform, fighting the decline in morality and using the symbol of the cross... In some communities it achieved a certain respectability as it worked with politicians." How accurate is this statement from a history textbook?	13
How did music become songs?	9
How well does the film "Gone with the Wind" represent the Antebellum South, and how is its representation connected to contemporary views of that era?	5
When the Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta in 1965-1966, what was the status of the city's desegregation and did it affect their games?	1
What is the Bilderberg Group, really, and has it had any influence over politics or economics?	0

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