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Is it true that Ronald Reagan, while he was Governor of California, suddenly reversed course and supported gun control because the Black Panthers started arming themselves?

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Is American/European history being rewritten to justify "white guilt?" What basis if any in historical fact do these claims (listed in post) have?

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What was the origin of the name "Mormon?" Not the religion but specifically how Joseph Smith came up with that word as the name for his prophet.

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Is it true that scotch was not aged in wood barrels until the French requested shipments of whiskey from Scotland?

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Soviet travel restrictions, Israeli birthright citizenship, and Canadian/US citizenships in the mid-20th century: how plausible is it that my father manipulated and married his way from being a Soviet farmer to a full US citizen?

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Did anyone in the ancient world build the kind of traps and machines depicted in the Indiana Jones Movies and Uncharted games?

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I'm a young black man in 1920s Mississippi and I want to play Delta blues. How did I learn? Where did I get my guitar? Could I make a career of playing? Where would I be playing? What if I went to Chicago and picked that style instead? Could I expect a better life?

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I see posts on here pointing how terrible the Spartans we're at war, and how ridiculous media portrayals like 300 are, all the time. So who among the ancient Greek city-states actually were good at war, and what made them so successful?

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Bob's Burgers "The Land Ship." Did anyone during the Golden Age of Sail trick enemy ships into running aground with a "land ship?" Would that be feasible?

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Is it true that the British Museum destroyed artifacts related to sex and sexuality?

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Is it true that Ronald Reagan, while he was Governor of California, suddenly reversed course and supported gun control because the Black Panthers started arming themselves?	3092	AskHistorians
Is American/European history being rewritten to justify "white guilt?" What basis if any in historical fact do these claims (listed in post) have?	719	AskHistorians
What was the origin of the name "Mormon?" Not the religion but specifically how Joseph Smith came up with that word as the name for his prophet.	628	AskHistorians
Is it true that scotch was not aged in wood barrels until the French requested shipments of whiskey from Scotland?	132	AskHistorians
Soviet travel restrictions, Israeli birthright citizenship, and Canadian/US citizenships in the mid-20th century: how plausible is it that my father manipulated and married his way from being a Soviet farmer to a full US citizen?	121	AskHistorians
Did anyone in the ancient world build the kind of traps and machines depicted in the Indiana Jones Movies and Uncharted games?	117	AskHistorians
I'm a young black man in 1920s Mississippi and I want to play Delta blues. How did I learn? Where did I get my guitar? Could I make a career of playing? Where would I be playing? What if I went to Chicago and picked that style instead? Could I expect a better life?	65	AskHistorians
I see posts on here pointing how terrible the Spartans we're at war, and how ridiculous media portrayals like 300 are, all the time. So who among the ancient Greek city-states actually were good at war, and what made them so successful?	54	AskHistorians
Bob's Burgers "The Land Ship." Did anyone during the Golden Age of Sail trick enemy ships into running aground with a "land ship?" Would that be feasible?	52	AskHistorians
Is it true that the British Museum destroyed artifacts related to sex and sexuality?	44	AskHistorians