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Back in the 1700s and 1800s, new towns cropped up everywhere. How did those towns apply for a USPS Post office, and what were/are the conditions that need to be met to have the USPS put a post office in a new town?

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How do I go about recording my family's oral history about our genealogy, my grandparents personal history, and maybe getting those recordings officially stored in some capacity?

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Historians, when you answer a question on this subreddit, are you just quoting from sources and accepted works or are you also putting in your own personal observations/conclusions on the subject?

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What was the worldwide political and military reaction to the invention and use the Gatling Gun?

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What were the Axis opinions of Allied equipment and weapons?

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What did the Axis forces think of US infantry weapons? (M2, Garand, M1911, etc)

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In the the film Les Miserables, during funeral procession there were soldiers on foot who seemed to continue marching next to the casket when it was stormed. Who were these soldiers and why did they act that way, rather than trying to fight the revolutionaries off or break off with the calvary?

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How did the British parliament break out of it's two party system of the Victorian into its multi-party system it has today?

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How do you confirm that an object was at the place where particular events happened?

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Back in the 1700s and 1800s, new towns cropped up everywhere. How did those towns apply for a USPS Post office, and what were/are the conditions that need to be met to have the USPS put a post office in a new town?	2806
How do I go about recording my family's oral history about our genealogy, my grandparents personal history, and maybe getting those recordings officially stored in some capacity?	160
Historians, when you answer a question on this subreddit, are you just quoting from sources and accepted works or are you also putting in your own personal observations/conclusions on the subject?	52
What was the worldwide political and military reaction to the invention and use the Gatling Gun?	7
What were the Axis opinions of Allied equipment and weapons?	7
What did the Axis forces think of US infantry weapons? (M2, Garand, M1911, etc)	4
In the the film Les Miserables, during funeral procession there were soldiers on foot who seemed to continue marching next to the casket when it was stormed. Who were these soldiers and why did they act that way, rather than trying to fight the revolutionaries off or break off with the calvary?	3
How did the British parliament break out of it's two party system of the Victorian into its multi-party system it has today?	1
How do you confirm that an object was at the place where particular events happened?	1