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If I were a knowledgeable member of the financial world in, say, October of 1928, could I see the crash coming?

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It is said that Senator Joseph Welch’s famous rebuke to Senator Joseph McCarthy—“At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”—was a turning point in the history of McCarthyism. Was it really? It was still in 1954. Did the public’s view of anti communism or the government’s tactics change? How?

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Elevators come in all shapes and sizes, but escalators all look the same no matter where you go. Why is that?

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Why did Luxembourg send 44 troops to the Korean War (out of some 900,000 on the U.S/U.N. side) What did they do? Did they make a difference?

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How did police unions view themselves relative to the larger labor movement, given the historic role of the police in suppressing labor?

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Did desegregation play out differently in elementary/middle schools than in high schools?

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When did the convention of citizens writing letters to the President or members of congress begin, and when did the canned response become commonplace?

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I’m an 8 year old kid in, say, 1890-1920. I see a clown. Am I elated? Or is it as creepy to me then as it is today?

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The list of honorees who have lain in star state at the Capitol includes unknown soldiers from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Why not the Gulf War?

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When did the convention of citizens writing. letters to the President/members of congress begin, and when did the canned/form response become commonplace?

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If I were a knowledgeable member of the financial world in, say, October of 1928, could I see the crash coming?	1952
It is said that Senator Joseph Welch’s famous rebuke to Senator Joseph McCarthy—“At long last, have you left no sense of decency?”—was a turning point in the history of McCarthyism. Was it really? It was still in 1954. Did the public’s view of anti communism or the government’s tactics change? How?	161
Elevators come in all shapes and sizes, but escalators all look the same no matter where you go. Why is that?	126
Why did Luxembourg send 44 troops to the Korean War (out of some 900,000 on the U.S/U.N. side) What did they do? Did they make a difference?	84
How did police unions view themselves relative to the larger labor movement, given the historic role of the police in suppressing labor?	81
Did desegregation play out differently in elementary/middle schools than in high schools?	9
When did the convention of citizens writing letters to the President or members of congress begin, and when did the canned response become commonplace?	3
I’m an 8 year old kid in, say, 1890-1920. I see a clown. Am I elated? Or is it as creepy to me then as it is today?	3
The list of honorees who have lain in star state at the Capitol includes unknown soldiers from WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Why not the Gulf War?	1
When did the convention of citizens writing. letters to the President/members of congress begin, and when did the canned/form response become commonplace?	1