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When the French Constituent Assembly decriminalized homosexual acts in 1791, were there debates over the issue? Was there something specific that prompted the change or was it more about just increasing liberté? Are there primary sources where these debates can be read or books/articles about them?

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Before Alaska and Hawaii became U.S. states in 1959, was there any significant opposition among national politicians? Were either of the political parties concerned that the additional senators and electoral college votes would diminish their power and harm their electoral prospects?

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When Japanese Americans were ordered to relocation camps during WWII, did any resist, hide, flee, or emigrate? Did anyone help hide Japanese-American citizens in the way that people helped hide Jews from the Nazis in Europe?

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Books on the French Revolution almost all end on 10 Thermidor with Robespierre's execution. What happened next? I'm looking for book recommendations that cover the period between Robespierre's death and Napoleon's coup on 18 Brumaire.

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When did compulsory physical education become a standard part of public school curricula? In which part of the world did it start? Why was it implemented? Was it part of a policy desire to have a physically-fit youth population in anticipation of a possible military service?

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Can anyone recommend works by historians who have researched and written about how and why expectations of public courtesy have changed over time? Perhaps this could be termed the history of manners. What causes manners to change?

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When the French Constituent Assembly decriminalized homosexual acts in 1791, were there debates over the issue? Was there something specific that prompted the change or was it more about just increasing liberté? Are there primary sources where these debates can be read or books/articles about them?	498
Before Alaska and Hawaii became U.S. states in 1959, was there any significant opposition among national politicians? Were either of the political parties concerned that the additional senators and electoral college votes would diminish their power and harm their electoral prospects?	66
When Japanese Americans were ordered to relocation camps during WWII, did any resist, hide, flee, or emigrate? Did anyone help hide Japanese-American citizens in the way that people helped hide Jews from the Nazis in Europe?	13
Books on the French Revolution almost all end on 10 Thermidor with Robespierre's execution. What happened next? I'm looking for book recommendations that cover the period between Robespierre's death and Napoleon's coup on 18 Brumaire.	12
When did compulsory physical education become a standard part of public school curricula? In which part of the world did it start? Why was it implemented? Was it part of a policy desire to have a physically-fit youth population in anticipation of a possible military service?	11
Can anyone recommend works by historians who have researched and written about how and why expectations of public courtesy have changed over time? Perhaps this could be termed the history of manners. What causes manners to change?	9