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What's the earliest claim of an alien abduction?

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Why was it "No Irish need apply" and not just "No Irish"? Was there a specific reason for the somewhat ambiguous, passive-aggressive wording of this phrase compared to more open discrimination at the time?

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Were the janissaries a case of (attempted) cultural genocide?

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What are some better alternatives to A World Only by Fire for books about medieval life?

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How did surnames like Mackenzie, Addison and Marshall become popular as first names?

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Prior to European contact, did indigenous Americans have any theories about whether other landmasses might exist across the ocean? Did they ever attempt expeditions to find them?

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Is the phenomenon of celebrating a traitorous losing faction of a civil war with widespread statues, monuments and place names unique to the US? Is there any other country which names military bases after leaders of a defeated enemy army?

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Did people in the Russian Far East know about North America before the European crossing of the Atlantic, given the relatively small distance across the Bering Strait? What did they think of it? Were they aware it was "undiscovered"?

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How soon after Socrates' execution had his legacy been "rehabilitated" as that of a great philosopher rather than an impious demagogue? How did that happen?

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What in the world is hermeneutics?

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What's the earliest claim of an alien abduction?	2	AskHistorians
Why was it "No Irish need apply" and not just "No Irish"? Was there a specific reason for the somewhat ambiguous, passive-aggressive wording of this phrase compared to more open discrimination at the time?	2	AskHistorians
Were the janissaries a case of (attempted) cultural genocide?	2	AskHistorians
What are some better alternatives to A World Only by Fire for books about medieval life?	2	AskHistorians
How did surnames like Mackenzie, Addison and Marshall become popular as first names?	2	AskHistorians
Prior to European contact, did indigenous Americans have any theories about whether other landmasses might exist across the ocean? Did they ever attempt expeditions to find them?	2	AskHistorians
Is the phenomenon of celebrating a traitorous losing faction of a civil war with widespread statues, monuments and place names unique to the US? Is there any other country which names military bases after leaders of a defeated enemy army?	2	AskHistorians
Did people in the Russian Far East know about North America before the European crossing of the Atlantic, given the relatively small distance across the Bering Strait? What did they think of it? Were they aware it was "undiscovered"?	1	AskHistorians
How soon after Socrates' execution had his legacy been "rehabilitated" as that of a great philosopher rather than an impious demagogue? How did that happen?	1	AskHistorians
What in the world is hermeneutics?	1	AskHistorians