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What happened with African slaves in the United States after they became old and physically unable to do manual labor?	209
It is often said that in the Watergate scandal, the cover-up was worse than the underlying crime (assuming that Nixon did order or was aware of the break-in). Is this true? Do historians believe that Nixon would have remained president if he had just admitted to his awareness of the break-in plot?	37
While watching Django Unchained, which I realize is not meant to have strict historical accuracy, I wondered: would there have been people back in the mid-19th century who would have said fuck and shit a lot?	8
In what fundamental ways does the Eastern (Asian-centric) view of US history differ from the US-centric view of US history?	7
Is there an emerging consensus among historians of the impact -- generally positive or negative -- of Ronald Reagan's presidency?	6
While watching Django Unchained--which I realize is not meant to have strict historical accuracy--I wondered: would there have been people back in the mid-19th century who would have frequently used swear words like the "f-word" and the "s-word?" [Re-submission with censored title] NSFW	3
Given that Stalin was probably responsible for killing more people than Hitler, why is Hitler the much more widely discussed "evil dictator" of the two (at least in the United States)?	2
Was "the Hitler" mustache popular at all anywhere before Hitler made it infamous?	1
The question that all of Reddit must have wondered at some point in time: why do Brits say "mum" and Americans say "mom?"	1
Do we know anything about how long, historically, it has taken to know if a particular president's policies are good or bad for the country in the long run?	0

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