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I'm throwing a party in an upscale New York neighbourhood in the 1920s. What am I most likely to offer my guests to eat and drink (it's prohibition after all)?

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During the American Civil War, what would be the most probable route the last words of a fallen general would take from his mouth to some sort of a public record?

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Could the reaction to British tax policies in the Colonies (Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act) by the Americans be said to be mainly overreaction?

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Julius Caesar claimed the goddess Venus as his ancestor. Could he have arrived at that conclusion in any different way than simply making it up to brag?

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In the Late Roman Republic, how were the records of names kept? Was there a bureaucratic body which dealt with this or was it upon each individual family? How strict were the naming conventions?

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How much do we know about the Teuchitlan Tradition's societal structure and how it was reflected in the layout of their settlements?

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Is it true that in the early/mid Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, nuns lived in double monasteries (for both women and men), which were always ruled by an abbess? How did this come about and what does it say about the gender politics of the early medieval church in Britain?

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How did the Soviet ideology and laws affect the state travel agency Intourist during the Cold War? How much was KGB directly involved and to what degree were the international offices monitored by the West?

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How were Babylonian mathematics reflected in their engineering and everyday life? Did having a sexagesimal numeral system have any effect on "common" people, who were iliterate?

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I've been reading up on ancient Olympics and found out that women are mentioned as competitors (as well as victors, for example the Spartan princess Cynisca) in the chariot races. How usual was this and how come that this discipline was less strict about the "no girls allowed" rule?

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I'm throwing a party in an upscale New York neighbourhood in the 1920s. What am I most likely to offer my guests to eat and drink (it's prohibition after all)?	10	AskHistorians
During the American Civil War, what would be the most probable route the last words of a fallen general would take from his mouth to some sort of a public record?	10	AskHistorians
Could the reaction to British tax policies in the Colonies (Stamp Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act) by the Americans be said to be mainly overreaction?	10	AskHistorians
Julius Caesar claimed the goddess Venus as his ancestor. Could he have arrived at that conclusion in any different way than simply making it up to brag?	10	AskHistorians
In the Late Roman Republic, how were the records of names kept? Was there a bureaucratic body which dealt with this or was it upon each individual family? How strict were the naming conventions?	10	AskHistorians
How much do we know about the Teuchitlan Tradition's societal structure and how it was reflected in the layout of their settlements?	10	AskHistorians
Is it true that in the early/mid Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, nuns lived in double monasteries (for both women and men), which were always ruled by an abbess? How did this come about and what does it say about the gender politics of the early medieval church in Britain?	10	AskHistorians
How did the Soviet ideology and laws affect the state travel agency Intourist during the Cold War? How much was KGB directly involved and to what degree were the international offices monitored by the West?	10	AskHistorians
How were Babylonian mathematics reflected in their engineering and everyday life? Did having a sexagesimal numeral system have any effect on "common" people, who were iliterate?	10	AskHistorians
I've been reading up on ancient Olympics and found out that women are mentioned as competitors (as well as victors, for example the Spartan princess Cynisca) in the chariot races. How usual was this and how come that this discipline was less strict about the "no girls allowed" rule?	9	AskHistorians