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How much sleep did Abraham Lincoln get compared to his predecessors and successors?

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This video about the beer brewed in the White House claims they found evidence of drinking in the White House during Prohibition. What is that evidence?

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Why was Inauguration Day moved from March 4th to January 20th?

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Was there a conscious effort by some of the relatively secular intellectuals of the 18th Century, specifically the philosophes of France, to usurp the clergy's level of influence?

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Is there a good, free, online source for 18th Century (American Revolution era) newspapers from throughout the British Empire?

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Did the satire in "The Importance of Being Earnest" have a negative impact on the support Oscar Wilde received from the upper-class in his homosexuality trial?

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The Treaty of Paris (1783) granted both the British and Americans access to the Mississippi River. What type of relationship existed between British and Americans who used the river in the immediate post-war years?

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Did the growing availability of the printing press worries similar to what AOL did to Usenet (Eternal September)?

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Fiction and Attitudes in a Historical Context

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At what point in American history am I not all hoity toity for having dog treats in my cabinet?

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How much sleep did Abraham Lincoln get compared to his predecessors and successors?	1
This video about the beer brewed in the White House claims they found evidence of drinking in the White House during Prohibition. What is that evidence?	1
Why was Inauguration Day moved from March 4th to January 20th?	1
Was there a conscious effort by some of the relatively secular intellectuals of the 18th Century, specifically the philosophes of France, to usurp the clergy's level of influence?	1
Is there a good, free, online source for 18th Century (American Revolution era) newspapers from throughout the British Empire?	1
Did the satire in "The Importance of Being Earnest" have a negative impact on the support Oscar Wilde received from the upper-class in his homosexuality trial?	1
The Treaty of Paris (1783) granted both the British and Americans access to the Mississippi River. What type of relationship existed between British and Americans who used the river in the immediate post-war years?	1
Did the growing availability of the printing press worries similar to what AOL did to Usenet (Eternal September)?	1
Fiction and Attitudes in a Historical Context	1
At what point in American history am I not all hoity toity for having dog treats in my cabinet?	1