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How did communism survive in Cuba when it collapsed in every other Soviet-aligned state around 1990?

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FDR died less than three weeks before Hitler. Do we know how Hitler reacted to the news?

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What was the reaction to the Acts of Union in British America and the rest of Europe?

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The current scholarly consensus is that the Gospels were not authored by the people they're attributed to (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John). Why then were these specific people chosen when authorship was being assigned? Would it have not been more "legitimate" to assign authorship to say, Peter or James?

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Did any Romans live to see the fall of Rome to Odoacer and its reconquest by the Byzantines?

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Were any claims of a "Third Rome" recognized by other countries.

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Did Nero really blame Christians for causing the Great Fire of Rome? Why was a religion barely 3 decades old considered enough of a threat to make that accusation in the first place?

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What were the politics of the Crusader States?

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What happened to Americans at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

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How did the communist regime in Cuba survive the fall of the Soviet Union while all other Soviet-aligned states underwent economic and political reform?

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How did communism survive in Cuba when it collapsed in every other Soviet-aligned state around 1990?	9
FDR died less than three weeks before Hitler. Do we know how Hitler reacted to the news?	8
What was the reaction to the Acts of Union in British America and the rest of Europe?	8
The current scholarly consensus is that the Gospels were not authored by the people they're attributed to (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John). Why then were these specific people chosen when authorship was being assigned? Would it have not been more "legitimate" to assign authorship to say, Peter or James?	7
Did any Romans live to see the fall of Rome to Odoacer and its reconquest by the Byzantines?	7
Were any claims of a "Third Rome" recognized by other countries.	6
Did Nero really blame Christians for causing the Great Fire of Rome? Why was a religion barely 3 decades old considered enough of a threat to make that accusation in the first place?	6
What were the politics of the Crusader States?	6
What happened to Americans at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base during the Cuban Missile Crisis?	5
How did the communist regime in Cuba survive the fall of the Soviet Union while all other Soviet-aligned states underwent economic and political reform?	5