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In the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton", set in Revolutionary America, New York City is frequently referred to as "the greatest city in the world." Did it actually have this reputation in the late 1700s?

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While obviously impossible to know for sure, is there any possibility that the Roman practice of condemnation of memory (damnatio memoriae) could have actually been successful?

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How did the Soviet soldiers react to the death camps as they went through Eastern Europe toward Berlin?

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How was World War II taught in East Germany?

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In the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton", set in Revolutionary America, New York City is frequently referred to as "the greatest city in the world." Did it actually have this reputation in the late 1700s?	206
While obviously impossible to know for sure, is there any possibility that the Roman practice of condemnation of memory (damnatio memoriae) could have actually been successful?	30
How did the Soviet soldiers react to the death camps as they went through Eastern Europe toward Berlin?	10
How was World War II taught in East Germany?	5