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Even with 20/20 hindsight, the point after which the Axis were doomed to lose WWII is still a matter of debate. When did it become accepted as a matter of course by the Allied leaders that eventual victory was inevitable?

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Why is the holiday called “Juneteenth”, and how did it come to be celebrated outside of Texas?

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Can it safely be assumed that all supposed relics of Jesus and his apostles are nothing of the sort, or are some of them possibly authentic?

148 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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What was the actual poetic form of the Epic of Gilgamesh?

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How practical was pre-gunpowder artillery for non-siege purposes?

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Was the Second Amendment a product of uniquely American circumstances, or did Enlightenment philosophy (or something else) offer precedent for the idea of a right to bear arms?

70 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why did Rome adopt a seven-day week?

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Was there some sort of breakthrough in administration/social organization/“project management” behind the unparalleled scale of Roman engineering?

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To what extent was the "decadence" of the "jazz age" just a result of the new mass media allowing the public to see what young affluent people in cities had always done?

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Why do humans need to be taught to swim when to other mammals it comes naturally?

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Even with 20/20 hindsight, the point after which the Axis were doomed to lose WWII is still a matter of debate. When did it become accepted as a matter of course by the Allied leaders that eventual victory was inevitable?	154	AskHistorians
Why is the holiday called “Juneteenth”, and how did it come to be celebrated outside of Texas?	152	AskHistorians
Can it safely be assumed that all supposed relics of Jesus and his apostles are nothing of the sort, or are some of them possibly authentic?	148	AskHistorians
What was the actual poetic form of the Epic of Gilgamesh?	120	AskHistorians
How practical was pre-gunpowder artillery for non-siege purposes?	107	AskHistorians
Was the Second Amendment a product of uniquely American circumstances, or did Enlightenment philosophy (or something else) offer precedent for the idea of a right to bear arms?	70	AskHistorians
Why did Rome adopt a seven-day week?	50	AskHistorians
Was there some sort of breakthrough in administration/social organization/“project management” behind the unparalleled scale of Roman engineering?	31	AskHistorians
To what extent was the "decadence" of the "jazz age" just a result of the new mass media allowing the public to see what young affluent people in cities had always done?	31	AskHistorians
Why do humans need to be taught to swim when to other mammals it comes naturally?	20	askscience