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Gary Webb famously died of two gun shot wounds to the head and his death that was ruled a suicide, is the common sense notion that this was clearly assassination true?

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My ancestor John E Godard was fined 60 shillings for supporting the Perkin Warbreck Rebellion at Staple FitzPain in 1499. Can anyone give some context to what that means?

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Questions about the Mongol invasion of Java

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Soemu Toyoda was the only member of the Japanese armed forces to be acquitted after being charged with war crimes. What about his case was different from the rest?

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A stickied post on the breadtube subreddit makes the claim that the MLK "I have a dream" speech was "guaranteed government approved", and "also really likely it was written by them". Is this true? and is there any historical background for the claim even if it isn't?

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Malcom X made claims in his "Messages to the Grass Roots" about the coopting of black revolutionary movements including the vetting of the "big 6" civil rights leaders. What level of government involvement/cooption was there?

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What ecological (and environmental) changes did the America's go through after 1492?

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Was the British system race based from its new world onset or did they transition from Roman style?

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Does new research/scholarship suggest that Japan had a good chance of fending off the Mongol Invasion?

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Who designed the 16 ray Rising Sun flag?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Gary Webb famously died of two gun shot wounds to the head and his death that was ruled a suicide, is the common sense notion that this was clearly assassination true?	738
My ancestor John E Godard was fined 60 shillings for supporting the Perkin Warbreck Rebellion at Staple FitzPain in 1499. Can anyone give some context to what that means?	118
Questions about the Mongol invasion of Java	34
Soemu Toyoda was the only member of the Japanese armed forces to be acquitted after being charged with war crimes. What about his case was different from the rest?	31
A stickied post on the breadtube subreddit makes the claim that the MLK "I have a dream" speech was "guaranteed government approved", and "also really likely it was written by them". Is this true? and is there any historical background for the claim even if it isn't?	11
Malcom X made claims in his "Messages to the Grass Roots" about the coopting of black revolutionary movements including the vetting of the "big 6" civil rights leaders. What level of government involvement/cooption was there?	8
What ecological (and environmental) changes did the America's go through after 1492?	7
Was the British system race based from its new world onset or did they transition from Roman style?	6
Does new research/scholarship suggest that Japan had a good chance of fending off the Mongol Invasion?	4
Who designed the 16 ray Rising Sun flag?	3