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"The New York Times Disunion" states that Christmas in the 19th century was largely a secular holiday with Protestant churches not even holding Christmas services. When did this change?

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Some American soldiers served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, but this is only possible due to the time frame in which the war was fought. Do we know how any career soldiers in other time periods who fought through several different wars?

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How were Westerners traveling in the Soviet Union treated?

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I've always thought that social welfare policies first were implemented under the New Deal. Were there national, or even state, welfare policies existing before then?

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Did WWI fighter pilots carry extra magazines for their machine guns? If so, how much did they carry?

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Was the mistreatment of slaves in the United States as widespread as we are to believe?

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How instrumental was Werner Voss's triplane in his success in his final battle?

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How was life different for citizens of Soviet Central Asia compared to Eastern Europe?

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Where does the common perception of A.D. meaning "after death" derive from?

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How would Reconstruction have been different if Lincoln had not been assassinated? Would this alter the Gilded Age?

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"The New York Times Disunion" states that Christmas in the 19th century was largely a secular holiday with Protestant churches not even holding Christmas services. When did this change?	3
Some American soldiers served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, but this is only possible due to the time frame in which the war was fought. Do we know how any career soldiers in other time periods who fought through several different wars?	3
How were Westerners traveling in the Soviet Union treated?	3
I've always thought that social welfare policies first were implemented under the New Deal. Were there national, or even state, welfare policies existing before then?	3
Did WWI fighter pilots carry extra magazines for their machine guns? If so, how much did they carry?	3
Was the mistreatment of slaves in the United States as widespread as we are to believe?	2
How instrumental was Werner Voss's triplane in his success in his final battle?	2
How was life different for citizens of Soviet Central Asia compared to Eastern Europe?	2
Where does the common perception of A.D. meaning "after death" derive from?	1
How would Reconstruction have been different if Lincoln had not been assassinated? Would this alter the Gilded Age?	1