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Nowadays, the disastrous retreat from Afghanistan in 1842 is seen as one of the greatest military failures of the British Empire. How was it perceived in contemporary Britain? By the British government? By the general public?

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In the 1928 US Presidential Election, did Al Smith lose just due to “Prejudice, Prohibition, and Prosperity” or for other reasons as well?

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Death of Jacob Stalin

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When we're "fun sized" candy bars introduced?

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I'm curious about how cars changed society and what laws were introduced to accommodate them. Anyone have some books/websites/documentaries I can review?

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How did Florida go from a backwater of the Spanish Empire to being one of the most populous and iconic US states?

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Why was Joe LoPresti murdered by the Montreal Mafia?

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Is it true that after Pearl Harbor, there were some men from the United States who were deemed ineligible to enlist in the military and would commit suicide as a result of the shame?

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When and why did Turkey move it's capital from Istanbul to Ankara?

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During the Medieval and Renaissance periods, why did Portugal unify unto one entity while Spain was broken up into Aragon, Castille and Granada?

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Nowadays, the disastrous retreat from Afghanistan in 1842 is seen as one of the greatest military failures of the British Empire. How was it perceived in contemporary Britain? By the British government? By the general public?	4
In the 1928 US Presidential Election, did Al Smith lose just due to “Prejudice, Prohibition, and Prosperity” or for other reasons as well?	4
Death of Jacob Stalin	4
When we're "fun sized" candy bars introduced?	4
I'm curious about how cars changed society and what laws were introduced to accommodate them. Anyone have some books/websites/documentaries I can review?	4
How did Florida go from a backwater of the Spanish Empire to being one of the most populous and iconic US states?	4
Why was Joe LoPresti murdered by the Montreal Mafia?	4
Is it true that after Pearl Harbor, there were some men from the United States who were deemed ineligible to enlist in the military and would commit suicide as a result of the shame?	4
When and why did Turkey move it's capital from Istanbul to Ankara?	4
During the Medieval and Renaissance periods, why did Portugal unify unto one entity while Spain was broken up into Aragon, Castille and Granada?	4