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It's 1804, I have to be across the river to participate in a duel before dawn. How do I wake up on time?

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How much about WWII is actually censored in Japanese schools?

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How have modern 'state failure' theories impacted on our understanding of the decline of once powerful empires?

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Can anybody recommend a book that gives an overview of British India, one that gives a general timeline of the period rather taking a historiographical look or making arguments.

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The Lockheed Corporation's "Skunk Works" developed several major aircraft for the US during the Cold War, such as the BlackBird and U-2. What do we know about how these aircraft were developed? What measures were taken to ensure no Soviet spies breached the projects?

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What were the requirements and training routines made for members of Napoleons Old Guard?

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Historically, why did every mob, enterprise, gang, mafia or syndicate constitute an ethnical enterprise in the United States?

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I'm a merchant in Venice in the year 1400, and I want to send a letter to my brother in Genoa. How would I go about doing that? How long would it take for the letter to arrive?

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If writing parchment was invented in the 2nd century B.C.E, and The Iliad and The Odyssey were written in the 8th century BCE, what was used to write said books?

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Why did the Allies declare war on the Germans after they invaded Poland, but didn't do anything when the Soviets invaded weeks later?

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It's 1804, I have to be across the river to participate in a duel before dawn. How do I wake up on time?	7
How much about WWII is actually censored in Japanese schools?	7
How have modern 'state failure' theories impacted on our understanding of the decline of once powerful empires?	7
Can anybody recommend a book that gives an overview of British India, one that gives a general timeline of the period rather taking a historiographical look or making arguments.	7
The Lockheed Corporation's "Skunk Works" developed several major aircraft for the US during the Cold War, such as the BlackBird and U-2. What do we know about how these aircraft were developed? What measures were taken to ensure no Soviet spies breached the projects?	7
What were the requirements and training routines made for members of Napoleons Old Guard?	7
Historically, why did every mob, enterprise, gang, mafia or syndicate constitute an ethnical enterprise in the United States?	7
I'm a merchant in Venice in the year 1400, and I want to send a letter to my brother in Genoa. How would I go about doing that? How long would it take for the letter to arrive?	7
If writing parchment was invented in the 2nd century B.C.E, and The Iliad and The Odyssey were written in the 8th century BCE, what was used to write said books?	7
Why did the Allies declare war on the Germans after they invaded Poland, but didn't do anything when the Soviets invaded weeks later?	7