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I see that on the list of D-day belligerents, between US Navy and Royal Navy, is US Coast Guard. What would I be doing as a member of the coast guard on D-day?

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I recently heard that in the time of the prophet Mohammed there were known individuals who would today be called 'transexuals'. How would they be treated and what were their circumstances?

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Were the Alps explored, charted and climbed during the Medieval period? If I wanted to pass through what was it like and who did I ask for help?

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How did the Catholic church originally respond to the advent of Mormonism?

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Did any of Christ's disciples have children?

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How did the Kadyrov family go from being prominent Chechen independence fighters, to some of Russia’s most staunch lieutenants?

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To what extent are we informed about plans for Kaliningrad during the Cold War? Did NATO have contingencies for capturing/neutralising it? How could the exclave operate offensively and/or defensively were war to break out?

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Pol Pot's 'Year Zero' genocide program references the French Revolution. Why did he choose that rather than the more contemporary communist uprisings. Was he not a typical communist?

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Tom Bissel writes that the Council of Chalcedon in 451 declared Christ 'perfect in divinity AND humanity', which pushed away the Miaphysite sect, who believed Christ to be wholly divine AND human. What am I missing about this historical split, they seem to agree? Is there more going on?

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P. H. Wilson says that Charlemagne was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by the pope on Christmas Day in 800AD, because it was a Sunday and so therefore exactly 7000 years since the creation of Earth. Can anyone unpack this a little for me?

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I see that on the list of D-day belligerents, between US Navy and Royal Navy, is US Coast Guard. What would I be doing as a member of the coast guard on D-day?	12	AskHistorians
I recently heard that in the time of the prophet Mohammed there were known individuals who would today be called 'transexuals'. How would they be treated and what were their circumstances?	11	AskHistorians
Were the Alps explored, charted and climbed during the Medieval period? If I wanted to pass through what was it like and who did I ask for help?	10	AskHistorians
How did the Catholic church originally respond to the advent of Mormonism?	10	AskHistorians
Did any of Christ's disciples have children?	10	AskHistorians
How did the Kadyrov family go from being prominent Chechen independence fighters, to some of Russia’s most staunch lieutenants?	9	AskHistorians
To what extent are we informed about plans for Kaliningrad during the Cold War? Did NATO have contingencies for capturing/neutralising it? How could the exclave operate offensively and/or defensively were war to break out?	9	AskHistorians
Pol Pot's 'Year Zero' genocide program references the French Revolution. Why did he choose that rather than the more contemporary communist uprisings. Was he not a typical communist?	8	AskHistorians
Tom Bissel writes that the Council of Chalcedon in 451 declared Christ 'perfect in divinity AND humanity', which pushed away the Miaphysite sect, who believed Christ to be wholly divine AND human. What am I missing about this historical split, they seem to agree? Is there more going on?	8	AskHistorians
P. H. Wilson says that Charlemagne was crowned as Holy Roman Emperor by the pope on Christmas Day in 800AD, because it was a Sunday and so therefore exactly 7000 years since the creation of Earth. Can anyone unpack this a little for me?	8	AskHistorians