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What was the reasoning for picking 35 as the minimum age for President in the United States?

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Why was Abraham Lincoln discharged from the Illinois militia as captain and reenlist as a private?

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How did the electric chair come to be an accepted method of execution? Why has its use continued?

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How did brewers of old sterilize during the beer making process?

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Why did Abraham Lincoln leave the Illinois militia as captain and reenlist as a private?

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The Baker-Fancher party of the Mountain Meadows Massacre is often referred to as a group of prosperous families from Arkansas. Why would they have been heading to California in 1859, after the gold rush?

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At the Colorado History Museum today I learned about United Airlines Flight 629 that was bombed in 1955 by Jack Gilbert Graham. My question is about the life insurance he bought on his mom.

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When John Paul Jones lost his command of the USS America due to that ship being gifted to the French, was there a reaction in the US to his service to Russia?

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In Pat Frank's Alas, Babylon the town doctor adopts hypnotism in the abcense of other anesthesia. The book suggests this was fairly common practice at the time (1950s). Does the historical record support this?

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Imperically the Charles Manson case was botched by the LAPD. Did this ultimately impact the integration of the LA sheriff's office and the LAPD? Was there any consequences from the poor Police work?

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What was the reasoning for picking 35 as the minimum age for President in the United States?	169	AskHistorians
Why was Abraham Lincoln discharged from the Illinois militia as captain and reenlist as a private?	119	AskHistorians
How did the electric chair come to be an accepted method of execution? Why has its use continued?	67	AskHistorians
How did brewers of old sterilize during the beer making process?	14	AskHistorians
Why did Abraham Lincoln leave the Illinois militia as captain and reenlist as a private?	13	AskHistorians
The Baker-Fancher party of the Mountain Meadows Massacre is often referred to as a group of prosperous families from Arkansas. Why would they have been heading to California in 1859, after the gold rush?	13	AskHistorians
At the Colorado History Museum today I learned about United Airlines Flight 629 that was bombed in 1955 by Jack Gilbert Graham. My question is about the life insurance he bought on his mom.	10	AskHistorians
When John Paul Jones lost his command of the USS America due to that ship being gifted to the French, was there a reaction in the US to his service to Russia?	9	AskHistorians
In Pat Frank's Alas, Babylon the town doctor adopts hypnotism in the abcense of other anesthesia. The book suggests this was fairly common practice at the time (1950s). Does the historical record support this?	9	AskHistorians
Imperically the Charles Manson case was botched by the LAPD. Did this ultimately impact the integration of the LA sheriff's office and the LAPD? Was there any consequences from the poor Police work?	5	AskHistorians