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When did North American colonial churches start shifting from wooden to stone-and-brick-based building?

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Harry Houdini was born in Budapest, but claimed to be an American born in Appleton, Wisconsin. Did the US government come into conflict with Houdini over immigration/citizenship issues? Did everyone believe Houdini was American? Was immigration so lax that lack of citizenship wasn't a problem?

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Was the much-complained-about trade imbalance and gold loss from the Roman Empire to the east actually economically harmful?

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What was so beyond the pale about Ovid's writing that Augustus felt he had to exile him?

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How different is the United Nations from its predecessor, the League of Nations? Is it more powerful or effective?

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How successful were FDR's opponents in blocking his major policy initiatives?

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How green/lush were population centers in Egypt and Nubia/Kush?

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How did the Numidians go from a semi-nomadic horse people in the time of the 2nd Punic War to a urbanized, agricultural people with big trade ties by the time of Juba 2?

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In the 1920s, "business people and even a good number of families took their meals—not just lunch, but dinner and breakfast as well—at (American) cafeterias." — is this true?

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America has rejected aristocracy from the beginning, but when and why did this widen to a rejection of educated sophisticates and specialists?

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When did North American colonial churches start shifting from wooden to stone-and-brick-based building?	5
Harry Houdini was born in Budapest, but claimed to be an American born in Appleton, Wisconsin. Did the US government come into conflict with Houdini over immigration/citizenship issues? Did everyone believe Houdini was American? Was immigration so lax that lack of citizenship wasn't a problem?	5
Was the much-complained-about trade imbalance and gold loss from the Roman Empire to the east actually economically harmful?	5
What was so beyond the pale about Ovid's writing that Augustus felt he had to exile him?	5
How different is the United Nations from its predecessor, the League of Nations? Is it more powerful or effective?	5
How successful were FDR's opponents in blocking his major policy initiatives?	5
How green/lush were population centers in Egypt and Nubia/Kush?	5
How did the Numidians go from a semi-nomadic horse people in the time of the 2nd Punic War to a urbanized, agricultural people with big trade ties by the time of Juba 2?	5
In the 1920s, "business people and even a good number of families took their meals—not just lunch, but dinner and breakfast as well—at (American) cafeterias." — is this true?	5
America has rejected aristocracy from the beginning, but when and why did this widen to a rejection of educated sophisticates and specialists?	5