/u/NMW's posts in /r/askhistorians
During the relatively brief period of Russia's colonial presence in western North America, what was the Russian/First Nations relationship like?
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How did the German members of the house of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha respond to the English King George V's decision to repudiate the name in favour of "Windsor" in 1917?
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Was there any opposition to placing the images of American presidents on currency -- perhaps out of fears that it too-closely echoed the practices of royalty?
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When the tsunami hit the coast of England in 1607, killing over 2000 and wiping out several towns, what sort of international response was there?
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Hayden White is 86 years old and still a tremendously important and influential thinker. Who are the most important philosophers of history who are still "in their prime"? Who are the up-and-comers?
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When the original Battlestar Galactica series first aired in 1978, what sort of reception did it find with the existing sci-fi fandom? And did Star Trek vs. Star Wars fans have competing feelings about it?
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