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Did Nixon really sabotage efforts to end the Vietnam War, to help himself win the 1968 election?

85 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Benito Mussolini worked as an elementary school teacher for a while. Was he a good one?

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Did European nobility just not realise the damage all that inbreeding was doing to them?

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It feels like a lot of old American silent films involve the protagonist running away from twitchy policemen who want to bludgeon him with truncheons at the slightest provocation. Did this reflect contemporary views of the police?

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Are there records of pre-modern people finding dinosaur bones? Did they think they'd found remains of dragons, or some such?

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Did Romans name their ships, the way we do today?

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Prior to WW2, Japanese soldiers were apparently noted for their good conduct towards POW's. What caused Imperial Japan to develop this culture of extreme cruelty that we see during WW2?

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Do we know the context for that one really unflattering photo of Benito Mussolini?

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Should I shy away from using the word 'völva', because in English it sounds like a certain body part?

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I only ever hear about Rome's Praetorian Guard murdering the emperor and/or selecting his replacement through the power of "because we say so". Are there any notable cases of them actually doing their jobs, and saving an emperor from danger?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Did Nixon really sabotage efforts to end the Vietnam War, to help himself win the 1968 election?	85	AskHistorians
Benito Mussolini worked as an elementary school teacher for a while. Was he a good one?	84	AskHistorians
Did European nobility just not realise the damage all that inbreeding was doing to them?	80	AskHistorians
It feels like a lot of old American silent films involve the protagonist running away from twitchy policemen who want to bludgeon him with truncheons at the slightest provocation. Did this reflect contemporary views of the police?	75	AskHistorians
Are there records of pre-modern people finding dinosaur bones? Did they think they'd found remains of dragons, or some such?	75	AskHistorians
Did Romans name their ships, the way we do today?	74	AskHistorians
Prior to WW2, Japanese soldiers were apparently noted for their good conduct towards POW's. What caused Imperial Japan to develop this culture of extreme cruelty that we see during WW2?	71	AskHistorians
Do we know the context for that one really unflattering photo of Benito Mussolini?	68	AskHistorians
Should I shy away from using the word 'völva', because in English it sounds like a certain body part?	67	writers
I only ever hear about Rome's Praetorian Guard murdering the emperor and/or selecting his replacement through the power of "because we say so". Are there any notable cases of them actually doing their jobs, and saving an emperor from danger?	61	AskHistorians