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In 1829 the president of Mexico was a black man, Vicente Guerrero. Did he ever visit the United States and have issues due to his race?

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What was the cause for the drop of American high schools that offered shop classes in the '80s and '90s and through the early 21st century?

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The Vice President of the United States from 1929 - 1933 was a man with significant Native American Ancestry, Charles Curtis. How much trouble did he have traveling through the segregated Southern United States

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What was the closest the United States has come to suspending a federal election? Or has any state suspended it's own elections?

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I've heard that during the mid 20th century, that the Sears Catalog was the equivalent of Amazon - you could get anything shipped to your house. Is this true? How did this work?

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How did the golem, an obscure creature of Jewish folklore, make its way into Dungeons and Dragons?

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What were some of the differences between the christianiazation of the last parts of Europe vs the new world?

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Did any socialist newspapers or groups comment on the sinking of the titanic?

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How is it possible that small bands of European settlers could take down entire New World empires?

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What's the history of why Russia is European but not fully 'European'?

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In 1829 the president of Mexico was a black man, Vicente Guerrero. Did he ever visit the United States and have issues due to his race?	3981
What was the cause for the drop of American high schools that offered shop classes in the '80s and '90s and through the early 21st century?	508
The Vice President of the United States from 1929 - 1933 was a man with significant Native American Ancestry, Charles Curtis. How much trouble did he have traveling through the segregated Southern United States	144
What was the closest the United States has come to suspending a federal election? Or has any state suspended it's own elections?	95
I've heard that during the mid 20th century, that the Sears Catalog was the equivalent of Amazon - you could get anything shipped to your house. Is this true? How did this work?	93
How did the golem, an obscure creature of Jewish folklore, make its way into Dungeons and Dragons?	91
What were some of the differences between the christianiazation of the last parts of Europe vs the new world?	32
Did any socialist newspapers or groups comment on the sinking of the titanic?	27
How is it possible that small bands of European settlers could take down entire New World empires?	26
What's the history of why Russia is European but not fully 'European'?	21