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Why are so many American cities named after famous foreign cities ?

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How do we know that Phoenicians were not in fact various unrelated ethnic groups, rather than one?

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How was Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice received by contemporary Jewish audiences?

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For about a decade the KMT controlled parts of Northern Burma and ruled over nearly one million people. How did they administrate the area, and how did their status as a Nationalist holdout affect their rule?

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Historian Thomas F. Madden seems very apologetic towards the Crusades categorizing them as a "defensive act". Is he an outlier in this?

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Shakespeare's 'Othello' is a play about a black man in an interracial relationship, how common was this during his time? How was it perceived socially?

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Can anyone tell me more about a historical event my Great Grandpa was involved in? He was a POW in Siberia during WWII and escaped on a train near Iran.

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The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was nationalised in 1796 & dissolved by the government in 1799. What did shareholders & the Dutch think about this nationalisation? And are there any companies today in Amsterdam who can trace back their origin to the VOC?

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How come South Asia has such a rich history of martial arts?

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I sometimes hear that the new deal didn't really get us out of the great depression and in fact may have delayed it's end. Is there any truth to this?

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Why are so many American cities named after famous foreign cities ?	76
How do we know that Phoenicians were not in fact various unrelated ethnic groups, rather than one?	76
How was Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice received by contemporary Jewish audiences?	76
For about a decade the KMT controlled parts of Northern Burma and ruled over nearly one million people. How did they administrate the area, and how did their status as a Nationalist holdout affect their rule?	76
Historian Thomas F. Madden seems very apologetic towards the Crusades categorizing them as a "defensive act". Is he an outlier in this?	76
Shakespeare's 'Othello' is a play about a black man in an interracial relationship, how common was this during his time? How was it perceived socially?	76
Can anyone tell me more about a historical event my Great Grandpa was involved in? He was a POW in Siberia during WWII and escaped on a train near Iran.	76
The Dutch East India Company (VOC) was nationalised in 1796 & dissolved by the government in 1799. What did shareholders & the Dutch think about this nationalisation? And are there any companies today in Amsterdam who can trace back their origin to the VOC?	76
How come South Asia has such a rich history of martial arts?	76
I sometimes hear that the new deal didn't really get us out of the great depression and in fact may have delayed it's end. Is there any truth to this?	76