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When did singing/playing the national anthem and having a military guard present the flag first occur at sporting events in the United States? When did it become normal and routine?

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I'm reading the Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman. What were the differences between Germany's plan to defeat France in 1914 and Germany's plan to defeat France in 1940? Why was former unsuccessful and latter so successful?

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Because violet light is closer to UV and X-ray light than the other colors, is violet light at all more likely to give someone cancer?

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What weaknesses do historians find in Michel Foucault's scholarship?

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Why did the Confederacy lose the war in the West (specifically control of the Mississippi on July 4, 1863) so quickly compared to how they were able to hold out in Virginia until April 1865?

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What effect did the Haitian Revolution have on the American South?

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Why are there a fair amount of towns in the U.S. named after places in the MIddle East (for example, Mecca, CA; Medina, WA; Lebanon, PA)?

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What was hygiene like in the Roman Empire, say around 100CE?

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Was there any opposition to recognizing the state sovereignty of West Virginia from within the union during the Civil War or by Virginia after the Civil War? Also, why has West Virginia's secession been articulated as lawful?

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Did anyone predict that the Soviet Union would collapse between 1989-1991? How did people think the Cold War would pan out?

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When did singing/playing the national anthem and having a military guard present the flag first occur at sporting events in the United States? When did it become normal and routine?	51	AskHistorians
I'm reading the Guns of August by Barbara Tuchman. What were the differences between Germany's plan to defeat France in 1914 and Germany's plan to defeat France in 1940? Why was former unsuccessful and latter so successful?	47	AskHistorians
Because violet light is closer to UV and X-ray light than the other colors, is violet light at all more likely to give someone cancer?	46	askscience
What weaknesses do historians find in Michel Foucault's scholarship?	33	AskHistorians
Why did the Confederacy lose the war in the West (specifically control of the Mississippi on July 4, 1863) so quickly compared to how they were able to hold out in Virginia until April 1865?	30	AskHistorians
What effect did the Haitian Revolution have on the American South?	28	AskHistorians
Why are there a fair amount of towns in the U.S. named after places in the MIddle East (for example, Mecca, CA; Medina, WA; Lebanon, PA)?	25	AskHistorians
What was hygiene like in the Roman Empire, say around 100CE?	25	AskHistorians
Was there any opposition to recognizing the state sovereignty of West Virginia from within the union during the Civil War or by Virginia after the Civil War? Also, why has West Virginia's secession been articulated as lawful?	23	AskHistorians
Did anyone predict that the Soviet Union would collapse between 1989-1991? How did people think the Cold War would pan out?	22	AskHistorians