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In the Village People song, "YMCA", the group describes that you can "stay there" to "get yourself clean" and "have a good meal" at the Y. How has the mission of the YMCA changed since 1978 and was the song an accurate reflection of the practices in 1978?

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England controlled territory in France until the 16th century. How "English" did places like Calais become by the Tudor period?

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Is solar power effective in the Arctic summer?

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Prior to 1700, the vast majority of new towns in New England were incorporated with a name of a town or place in “old” England. Were there rules that encouraged this practice or did it emerge organically?

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In the 1950s, I learned that it was common for multiple versions of the same song to chart at the same time (such asby Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, for example). What caused this practice and what led to it disappearing in subsequent decades?

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Why was "America" (aka "My Country, 'Tis of Thee") written with the same melody as "God Save the King"?

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20,000 American Nazis in Madison Square Garden in 1939 - did any/many Americans Nazis defect to Germany during WW2?

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In 1963, Stan Lee created the "Howling Commandos", a comic featuring an integrated (multi-national and multi-ethnic) elite squad who fought in the European theater of WWII. Was this comic based on real-life integrated squadrons, if any?

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To what extent did balls (dances) in 17th century Italy or the HRE support the mingling of social classes?

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What are our primary sources for Greek and Roman mythology?

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In the Village People song, "YMCA", the group describes that you can "stay there" to "get yourself clean" and "have a good meal" at the Y. How has the mission of the YMCA changed since 1978 and was the song an accurate reflection of the practices in 1978?	2493	AskHistorians
England controlled territory in France until the 16th century. How "English" did places like Calais become by the Tudor period?	117	AskHistorians
Is solar power effective in the Arctic summer?	101	askscience
Prior to 1700, the vast majority of new towns in New England were incorporated with a name of a town or place in “old” England. Were there rules that encouraged this practice or did it emerge organically?	37	AskHistorians
In the 1950s, I learned that it was common for multiple versions of the same song to chart at the same time (such asby Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra, for example). What caused this practice and what led to it disappearing in subsequent decades?	22	AskHistorians
Why was "America" (aka "My Country, 'Tis of Thee") written with the same melody as "God Save the King"?	10	AskHistorians
20,000 American Nazis in Madison Square Garden in 1939 - did any/many Americans Nazis defect to Germany during WW2?	9	AskHistorians
In 1963, Stan Lee created the "Howling Commandos", a comic featuring an integrated (multi-national and multi-ethnic) elite squad who fought in the European theater of WWII. Was this comic based on real-life integrated squadrons, if any?	5	AskHistorians
To what extent did balls (dances) in 17th century Italy or the HRE support the mingling of social classes?	4	AskHistorians
What are our primary sources for Greek and Roman mythology?	3	AskHistorians