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Martin Luther King is seen as a hero by almost everyone, but how popular was he during his major campaigns and at the end of his life?

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Were the natives of central and south America as unusually large and physically robust as those of North America?

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To get around food rationing during World War II, a black market for flour, sugar, meat, coffee, and other goods sprang up. Where were these black marketeers sourcing their goods from? Where did Americans shop for these otherwise-rationed foods? Did people think black market food was moral?

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The Palace of Knossos was rebuilt in 1922. How much of it is a work of fantasy, and how much is a historically accurate depiction?

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US Union troopers marched to battle singing Battle Hymn of the Republic, featuring a wrathful warrior god who'd taken side with the Union and was intent on wreaking vengeance against Confederate slavers. Was this the last era in which US war songs featured god actively taking sides like this?

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The US went on a canal-building spree a few decades before the railroad network exploded and connected everything. Did the canal investors lose their shirts? Did the state-financed canals go belly-up as well?

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Winston Churchill was a popular and prolific historian of the old style. What do modern historians think of his work? Was he dedicated to the truth or using history to tell the story he wanted to tell?

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Andrew Jackson ran on a populist platform and promised to help the regular people of America. Did he get much done that substantially improved the lives of the on-elite?

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In "Oslo", the Palestinian finance minister claims to have never met an Israeli face to face. Could this possibly be true? Were Palestinians so segregated from the Israelis that a Palestinian could have gone their whole lives without meeting an Israeli?

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Does New York City owe its position as a global economic and cultural powerhouse and the US's largest city to the Hudson River? What role did access to the Hudson have in its development?

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Martin Luther King is seen as a hero by almost everyone, but how popular was he during his major campaigns and at the end of his life?	9	AskHistorians
Were the natives of central and south America as unusually large and physically robust as those of North America?	9	AskHistorians
To get around food rationing during World War II, a black market for flour, sugar, meat, coffee, and other goods sprang up. Where were these black marketeers sourcing their goods from? Where did Americans shop for these otherwise-rationed foods? Did people think black market food was moral?	9	AskHistorians
The Palace of Knossos was rebuilt in 1922. How much of it is a work of fantasy, and how much is a historically accurate depiction?	9	AskHistorians
US Union troopers marched to battle singing Battle Hymn of the Republic, featuring a wrathful warrior god who'd taken side with the Union and was intent on wreaking vengeance against Confederate slavers. Was this the last era in which US war songs featured god actively taking sides like this?	9	AskHistorians
The US went on a canal-building spree a few decades before the railroad network exploded and connected everything. Did the canal investors lose their shirts? Did the state-financed canals go belly-up as well?	9	AskHistorians
Winston Churchill was a popular and prolific historian of the old style. What do modern historians think of his work? Was he dedicated to the truth or using history to tell the story he wanted to tell?	9	AskHistorians
Andrew Jackson ran on a populist platform and promised to help the regular people of America. Did he get much done that substantially improved the lives of the on-elite?	9	AskHistorians
In "Oslo", the Palestinian finance minister claims to have never met an Israeli face to face. Could this possibly be true? Were Palestinians so segregated from the Israelis that a Palestinian could have gone their whole lives without meeting an Israeli?	9	AskHistorians
Does New York City owe its position as a global economic and cultural powerhouse and the US's largest city to the Hudson River? What role did access to the Hudson have in its development?	9	AskHistorians