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Were the Rosenburgs actually guilty of espionage?

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Due to the recent Russian conflict, there are a lot people commenting that it is a typical Russian tactic to throw soldiers into the meet grinder, and mostly bring up examples from WWII. Is this an accurate way to describe WWII Soviet fighting?

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How did Scott Joplin's The Entertainer become one of the de facto ice cream truck songs?

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How did the Bluenose end up on the Canadian dime?

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During the Civil War, the United States never legally recognized the Confederacy as a separate state. In that case, what was the legal status of the seats in the House of Representatives and Senate for the southern states, and were they legally able to participate in the 1864 federal election?

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During the American Civil War, how did the USA deal with the vacant political seats of the Confederate states, especially during the 1864 election?

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When a primary source document is translated, is the translation still a primary source or does it become a secondary source?

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After the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), the British were seen as the dominant naval power in the world. Did the Battle of Tsushima (1905) change that opinion? How did the British view and react to Tsushima?

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[Technical Question] How do you cite something that isn't there? In other words, how do I prove the absence of information in a citation?

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In the movie Paths of Glory, Colonel Dax personally leads a charge across no man's land. Would a French colonel at the time have actually gone over the top with with his men during an attack?

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Title	Upvotes	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Were the Rosenburgs actually guilty of espionage?	182
Due to the recent Russian conflict, there are a lot people commenting that it is a typical Russian tactic to throw soldiers into the meet grinder, and mostly bring up examples from WWII. Is this an accurate way to describe WWII Soviet fighting?	78
How did Scott Joplin's The Entertainer become one of the de facto ice cream truck songs?	46
How did the Bluenose end up on the Canadian dime?	41
During the Civil War, the United States never legally recognized the Confederacy as a separate state. In that case, what was the legal status of the seats in the House of Representatives and Senate for the southern states, and were they legally able to participate in the 1864 federal election?	40
During the American Civil War, how did the USA deal with the vacant political seats of the Confederate states, especially during the 1864 election?	39
When a primary source document is translated, is the translation still a primary source or does it become a secondary source?	23
After the Battle of Trafalgar (1805), the British were seen as the dominant naval power in the world. Did the Battle of Tsushima (1905) change that opinion? How did the British view and react to Tsushima?	21
[Technical Question] How do you cite something that isn't there? In other words, how do I prove the absence of information in a citation?	18
In the movie Paths of Glory, Colonel Dax personally leads a charge across no man's land. Would a French colonel at the time have actually gone over the top with with his men during an attack?	11