/u/JollyRabbit's posts in /r/AskHistorians
To what degree, if at all, did combatants not shoot at medics on either side on the Western Front or in North Africa during World War II? To what degree were medics not armed?
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In 1886 in a 36 hour period the entire southern United States changed the width of all of thrjry tailroady tracks to match the rest of the country. Such an enormous undertaking must have had mistakes. How many and how serious were the derailments caused as a rrduy of errors in the conversion?
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During World war II the allies and the axis withdrew or imprisoned their embassies. How did diplomats in the war communicate with each other, if at all?
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Who were the first people to have joined, or I suppose it would be better to say created the mile high club?
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Generations of American children were taught that everyone thought the world was flat except Columbus and that he was a brilliant hero. What are examples of historical figures which in the recent past were national heroes in other countries but are seen in a far less flattering light today?
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