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[Meta] Historians who were active in the academic community during the years where the BC/AD system was changed to the BCE/CE, what was the reception like (with those you knew) for this change?

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(WW2) Was there every any serious thought given to using ballistic shields during D-Day?

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Antiquity: Is there any evidence to suggest that one or more of the executions of deposed Kings/Emperors was faked?

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Were there any known cases of impressed sailors sabotaging or otherwise damaging their vessels?

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Nuclear Weapons: How did the state of science progress from being people being aware of fissile elements to being aware of their potential in bombs to the early stages of bomb-making?

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I am a young man of modest means living in Victorian London and me and my friends would like to see a boxing match. What were the odds I could find a match on a given night and what would my experience be like?

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[Meta] Historians who were active in the academic community during the years where the BC/AD system was changed to the BCE/CE, what was the reception like (with those you knew) for this change?	596
(WW2) Was there every any serious thought given to using ballistic shields during D-Day?	13
Antiquity: Is there any evidence to suggest that one or more of the executions of deposed Kings/Emperors was faked?	9
Were there any known cases of impressed sailors sabotaging or otherwise damaging their vessels?	3
Nuclear Weapons: How did the state of science progress from being people being aware of fissile elements to being aware of their potential in bombs to the early stages of bomb-making?	2
I am a young man of modest means living in Victorian London and me and my friends would like to see a boxing match. What were the odds I could find a match on a given night and what would my experience be like?	2