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Washington stepped down as President after two terms in office. Were world leaders and other observers surprised?

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Were David Roberts's 19th-century paintings of the Middle East more fairy tale than reality? What's with the ruins everywhere? Were these settlements real?

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The AskHistorians book list recommends no books covering the Renaissance or the Enlightenment. Historians, what are you favorite books covering these topics?

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Why did Hanibal's Carthiginians don luted Roman chain mail and discard their native Linothorax armor?

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Were the Soviets still lagging western countries in technology by the 1960s? If so, were they attempting to make up the gap through theft/spying? How successful were they?

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How important have US aircraft carriers been since WWII, and how have varying numbers of active carriers affected the countries politics and power projection?

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Melbourne has the world's largest tram network. Is this mostly the result of modern construction, or did Melbourne never tear up their rail lines, like the US did after World War II?

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What did the Aztec economy look like? Was it a free market? Heavily regulated? Totally planned like the Incas to the South?

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Marcus Aurelius was the first Roman Emperor since Augustus to take a serious crack at conquering Central Europe, planning on creating two new provinces - what changed between Augustus and him to make it feasible?

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How did "Nader's Raiders," as a civilian organization of law students, gain access to government data in 1968 so it could investigate the Federal Trade Commission and find that it was failing in its duties?

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Washington stepped down as President after two terms in office. Were world leaders and other observers surprised?	13
Were David Roberts's 19th-century paintings of the Middle East more fairy tale than reality? What's with the ruins everywhere? Were these settlements real?	13
The AskHistorians book list recommends no books covering the Renaissance or the Enlightenment. Historians, what are you favorite books covering these topics?	13
Why did Hanibal's Carthiginians don luted Roman chain mail and discard their native Linothorax armor?	13
Were the Soviets still lagging western countries in technology by the 1960s? If so, were they attempting to make up the gap through theft/spying? How successful were they?	13
How important have US aircraft carriers been since WWII, and how have varying numbers of active carriers affected the countries politics and power projection?	13
Melbourne has the world's largest tram network. Is this mostly the result of modern construction, or did Melbourne never tear up their rail lines, like the US did after World War II?	13
What did the Aztec economy look like? Was it a free market? Heavily regulated? Totally planned like the Incas to the South?	12
Marcus Aurelius was the first Roman Emperor since Augustus to take a serious crack at conquering Central Europe, planning on creating two new provinces - what changed between Augustus and him to make it feasible?	12
How did "Nader's Raiders," as a civilian organization of law students, gain access to government data in 1968 so it could investigate the Federal Trade Commission and find that it was failing in its duties?	12