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Did the Native Americans have the knowledge of using the stars for travel and navigation?

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A professor of mine claimed that the basis of English education in the United States is based on the principles and ideas of Europeans teaching Native Americans how to read the Bible. Is there any truth to this claim?

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My professor told me that the reason the US Government passed the Civil Rights Act was that the government needed manpower in Vietnam, and there weren't enough white men, so to get African-American men over there they had to be given rights that they wanted. Is there any truth to this claim?

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Who laid the barbed wire in No Man's Land in WWI?

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What was life like in Andersonville Prison during the American Civil War? How would a union soldier be treated in the circumstances?

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What was life like in Russian Alaska?

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How did Medieval people, rich or poor deal with dental problems such as wisdom teeth?

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Did the Romans or any civilization try to cross the Atlantic?

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Question on The Black Deeds of the Kremlin: A White Book Volumes 1 and 2

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Did the Greeks or Romans try to cross the Atlantic?

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Did the Native Americans have the knowledge of using the stars for travel and navigation?	442	AskHistorians
A professor of mine claimed that the basis of English education in the United States is based on the principles and ideas of Europeans teaching Native Americans how to read the Bible. Is there any truth to this claim?	77	AskHistorians
My professor told me that the reason the US Government passed the Civil Rights Act was that the government needed manpower in Vietnam, and there weren't enough white men, so to get African-American men over there they had to be given rights that they wanted. Is there any truth to this claim?	35	AskHistorians
Who laid the barbed wire in No Man's Land in WWI?	18	AskHistorians
What was life like in Andersonville Prison during the American Civil War? How would a union soldier be treated in the circumstances?	13	AskHistorians
What was life like in Russian Alaska?	12	AskHistorians
How did Medieval people, rich or poor deal with dental problems such as wisdom teeth?	11	AskHistorians
Did the Romans or any civilization try to cross the Atlantic?	7	AskHistorians
Question on The Black Deeds of the Kremlin: A White Book Volumes 1 and 2	6	AskHistorians
Did the Greeks or Romans try to cross the Atlantic?	5	AskHistorians