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Did the Soviet Union have stand-up comedians who lampooned the US and capitalism?

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Louisiana kept a great deal of the French civil law that was in force before its admission into the United States. Why didn't California or Texas similarly keep Mexican civil law around?

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We all know the clothes of well-off 18th century Western European (and Russian) men (variations of wigs/long hair, jackets, vests or waistcoats, cravats, knee breeches, stockings, etc.). To what extent was this outfit adopted (or not) in other parts of Europe?

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Did Canterbury Cathedral continue to receive continental Catholic devotees of Thomas Becket on pilgrimage after England broke with Rome? If so, was there backlash from the Protestant locals?

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"Oh God!" How long has shouting a deity's name been seen as a way to express sexual satisfaction?

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During the earliest car accidents, were there problems that were specifically due to having to rely on traffic laws enacted with only horses and carriages in mind? Also, how quickly were such outdated laws updated?

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What sorts of 1890's British stereotypes about the Dutch informed, or could have informed, Bram Stoker's characterization of Dr Abraham van Helsing in Dracula (1897)?

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At what point did Americans consciously think of Democrats as left of the GOP and vice versa? For example, was Kennedy described as left of Nixon during the 1960 election, and was Nixon seen as more conservative?

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I've heard it said (by a history professor no less) that FDR personally wasn't very progressive, but that he pushed the New Deal due to concerns that a revolution could break out. Did the US in the 1930s truly seem to be on the path to revolution? And is that an accurate statement of FDR's views?

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In the UK at least, it appears that no monarch attended university until the 2nd half of the 19th century. Is the timeline similar for the rest of Europe? If so, why was that? Would kings attending university before that have been shameful?

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Did the Soviet Union have stand-up comedians who lampooned the US and capitalism?	8	AskHistorians
Louisiana kept a great deal of the French civil law that was in force before its admission into the United States. Why didn't California or Texas similarly keep Mexican civil law around?	8	AskHistorians
We all know the clothes of well-off 18th century Western European (and Russian) men (variations of wigs/long hair, jackets, vests or waistcoats, cravats, knee breeches, stockings, etc.). To what extent was this outfit adopted (or not) in other parts of Europe?	8	AskHistorians
Did Canterbury Cathedral continue to receive continental Catholic devotees of Thomas Becket on pilgrimage after England broke with Rome? If so, was there backlash from the Protestant locals?	8	AskHistorians
"Oh God!" How long has shouting a deity's name been seen as a way to express sexual satisfaction?	8	AskHistorians
During the earliest car accidents, were there problems that were specifically due to having to rely on traffic laws enacted with only horses and carriages in mind? Also, how quickly were such outdated laws updated?	8	AskHistorians
What sorts of 1890's British stereotypes about the Dutch informed, or could have informed, Bram Stoker's characterization of Dr Abraham van Helsing in Dracula (1897)?	8	AskHistorians
At what point did Americans consciously think of Democrats as left of the GOP and vice versa? For example, was Kennedy described as left of Nixon during the 1960 election, and was Nixon seen as more conservative?	8	AskHistorians
I've heard it said (by a history professor no less) that FDR personally wasn't very progressive, but that he pushed the New Deal due to concerns that a revolution could break out. Did the US in the 1930s truly seem to be on the path to revolution? And is that an accurate statement of FDR's views?	8	AskHistorians
In the UK at least, it appears that no monarch attended university until the 2nd half of the 19th century. Is the timeline similar for the rest of Europe? If so, why was that? Would kings attending university before that have been shameful?	7	AskHistorians