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Are there limits to the power of the pope within the Catholic Church? Have there been historical instances of reform that were resisted/thwarted by the rest of the catholic church?

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Anne Gorsuch ran the EPA from 1981-1983, cut its budget by 22% and laid off 30% of its staff. What were her aims, how successful/unsuccessful was she and how did her opponents resist her?

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SCOTUS ruled school prayer unconstitutional 50 years ago today. How was the Abington v. Schempp decision received?

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Has there ever been a successful "false flag" military operation used as a casus belli?

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Was there ever a proposal that the whole world use one single time zone e.g. lunchtime in New York being at 5pm because everyone is on GMT?

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Do we have records of defeated/deposed Kings/Emperors/leaders and how they personally dealt with their loss of power/station?

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I read an article about a hairdresser researching & experimenting with Greek and Roman hairstyles and publishing her findings. Are there other examples of non-historians bringing their subject matter expertise to historical questions?

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Were Irish people white...in the USA in 1931? (cross-posted from AskReddit)

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When did the "grip and grin" photo op with a candidate become part of the currency of political donations in the US?

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How was the coaling station at Pearl Harbor operated? Was it fully mechanized or did it need lots of manual labor?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Are there limits to the power of the pope within the Catholic Church? Have there been historical instances of reform that were resisted/thwarted by the rest of the catholic church?	580
Anne Gorsuch ran the EPA from 1981-1983, cut its budget by 22% and laid off 30% of its staff. What were her aims, how successful/unsuccessful was she and how did her opponents resist her?	397
SCOTUS ruled school prayer unconstitutional 50 years ago today. How was the Abington v. Schempp decision received?	97
Has there ever been a successful "false flag" military operation used as a casus belli?	78
Was there ever a proposal that the whole world use one single time zone e.g. lunchtime in New York being at 5pm because everyone is on GMT?	70
Do we have records of defeated/deposed Kings/Emperors/leaders and how they personally dealt with their loss of power/station?	45
I read an article about a hairdresser researching & experimenting with Greek and Roman hairstyles and publishing her findings. Are there other examples of non-historians bringing their subject matter expertise to historical questions?	45
Were Irish people white...in the USA in 1931? (cross-posted from AskReddit)	31
When did the "grip and grin" photo op with a candidate become part of the currency of political donations in the US?	30
How was the coaling station at Pearl Harbor operated? Was it fully mechanized or did it need lots of manual labor?	22