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Were Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, in fact, Nazi sympathizers?

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Is the Dred Scott Decision considered legally sound by modern scholars?

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In The King's Speech, Logan Lerman is the butt of a few xenophobic remarks. Was there a lot of anti-Australian sentiment in England at the time?

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Did the Big 3 networks try to fight the rise of cable television at all?

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Why was Pope John Paul II so popular that Sinead O'Connor tearing up his picture caused such a backlash?

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Is "Admiral of the Ocean Sea," Samuel Eliot Morrison's Pulitzer-winning biography of Christopher Columbus from 1942, still considered a good work of history?

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Did former Nazis actually flee to Argentina?

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Is it true that West Germans refused to support their national soccer team in the '80s out of disgrace?

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Why were the so-called "progressives" of 100 years ago so supportive of eugenics?

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Were there any significant protests against the Spanish-American War?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson, in fact, Nazi sympathizers?	22
Is the Dred Scott Decision considered legally sound by modern scholars?	20
In The King's Speech, Logan Lerman is the butt of a few xenophobic remarks. Was there a lot of anti-Australian sentiment in England at the time?	19
Did the Big 3 networks try to fight the rise of cable television at all?	19
Why was Pope John Paul II so popular that Sinead O'Connor tearing up his picture caused such a backlash?	19
Is "Admiral of the Ocean Sea," Samuel Eliot Morrison's Pulitzer-winning biography of Christopher Columbus from 1942, still considered a good work of history?	17
Did former Nazis actually flee to Argentina?	16
Is it true that West Germans refused to support their national soccer team in the '80s out of disgrace?	16
Why were the so-called "progressives" of 100 years ago so supportive of eugenics?	16
Were there any significant protests against the Spanish-American War?	16