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If you were a white baseball fan in the 1920-1940s how much would you know about the Negro Leagues? If you were a black baseball fan how much would you know about the Negro Leagues or MLB?

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"Few insults carried greater sting than calling a city dweller a "hick," or a farmer a "DUDE." -a book about the 1890s What is the history behind the use of the word dude as an insult? When did the meaning change? Why did "dude" reflect a rural-urban divide?

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What was Constantine thinking when he set up his succession plan?

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Why was Lepidus part of the triumvirate? Why not either only Augustus & Antony or Augustus, Antony and another prominent Roman? What made Lepidus so special?

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I've heard a lot about European colonialism and Imperialism on the indigenous people of the Americas but what about Russia's interactions with indigenous people as it spread to the Pacific?

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When/how did "librarians" become seen as a job dominated by women?

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Maine split from Massachusetts and formed into a new state: What prompted the internal dissent? Would Maine exist if national politics didn't require a northern state to preserve sectional balance in the Missouri Compromise?

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What are the historical roots of the modern boisterous "Texas Exceptionalism"?

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Who is this Roman and what is Coolidge referencing in this speech?

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When did non Muslims start being banned from Mecca and Medina? What's the history of such restrictions?

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If you were a white baseball fan in the 1920-1940s how much would you know about the Negro Leagues? If you were a black baseball fan how much would you know about the Negro Leagues or MLB?	152	AskHistorians
"Few insults carried greater sting than calling a city dweller a "hick," or a farmer a "DUDE." -a book about the 1890s What is the history behind the use of the word dude as an insult? When did the meaning change? Why did "dude" reflect a rural-urban divide?	109	AskHistorians
What was Constantine thinking when he set up his succession plan?	105	AskHistorians
Why was Lepidus part of the triumvirate? Why not either only Augustus & Antony or Augustus, Antony and another prominent Roman? What made Lepidus so special?	99	AskHistorians
I've heard a lot about European colonialism and Imperialism on the indigenous people of the Americas but what about Russia's interactions with indigenous people as it spread to the Pacific?	75	AskHistorians
When/how did "librarians" become seen as a job dominated by women?	70	AskHistorians
Maine split from Massachusetts and formed into a new state: What prompted the internal dissent? Would Maine exist if national politics didn't require a northern state to preserve sectional balance in the Missouri Compromise?	69	AskHistorians
What are the historical roots of the modern boisterous "Texas Exceptionalism"?	67	AskHistorians
Who is this Roman and what is Coolidge referencing in this speech?	67	AskHistorians
When did non Muslims start being banned from Mecca and Medina? What's the history of such restrictions?	56	AskHistorians