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In the 19th and 20th centuries, why did capital punishment move from public to private execution in Europe/North America? NSFW

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Did first century Jews know years/dates of historical events they read in scripture?

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A man who was angry that the Unification Church bankrupted his mother murdered the Prime Minister of Japan. Six months later, Japan responded by cracking down on... the UC. Have there ever been other assassinations in history where society collectively agreed, "yeah, he's kinda got a point"?

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Looking for book recommendations about the British Iron Age and settlement?

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Experts on Alexander the Great, can you help me with this?

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In school I learned that the Nuremberg rallies were held in the evening because the Nahzees discovered that people were more impressionable after work when they were tired. Are there credible sources to confirm this being a calculated move?

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Is there any truth to the story of Wendell Wilkie sleeping with Chiang Kai Shek's wife?

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What sort of anti-Habsburg sentiment was there in Austria from 1867-1914?

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Are all sieges considered inhumane/genocide? If not, what then is the purpose of a military siege?

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I am a young boy studying alongside a young Hitler in Linz, Austria, 1902. Why is the history teacher giving us a pan-Germanic, anti-Hapsburg narrative?

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In the 19th and 20th centuries, why did capital punishment move from public to private execution in Europe/North America? NSFW	6
Did first century Jews know years/dates of historical events they read in scripture?	6
A man who was angry that the Unification Church bankrupted his mother murdered the Prime Minister of Japan. Six months later, Japan responded by cracking down on... the UC. Have there ever been other assassinations in history where society collectively agreed, "yeah, he's kinda got a point"?	6
Looking for book recommendations about the British Iron Age and settlement?	6
Experts on Alexander the Great, can you help me with this?	6
In school I learned that the Nuremberg rallies were held in the evening because the Nahzees discovered that people were more impressionable after work when they were tired. Are there credible sources to confirm this being a calculated move?	6
Is there any truth to the story of Wendell Wilkie sleeping with Chiang Kai Shek's wife?	6
What sort of anti-Habsburg sentiment was there in Austria from 1867-1914?	6
Are all sieges considered inhumane/genocide? If not, what then is the purpose of a military siege?	6
I am a young boy studying alongside a young Hitler in Linz, Austria, 1902. Why is the history teacher giving us a pan-Germanic, anti-Hapsburg narrative?	6