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Why did "Espana Cani" become so well known and associated with Spain? The piece is used whenever "Spanish music" is needed and it is the basis for lots of other Spainish pieces.

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Dan Sickles, of Gettysburg fame, was acquitted of the murder of Francis Scott Key's son, Phillip, who was D.A. of Washington D.C., on the grounds of insanity. Had an insanity defense be tried before to no success or was this the first time an insanity defense was ever used?

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Club Trocadero in Henderson, Kentucky, sold 20 ounce strip steaks for $3 in addition to $.25 beers and $.35 mixed drinks. Were large steaks customary nightclub fare?

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Why did white tie dress go out of fashion?

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What did wealthy Americans think of tax rates that were 70% or higher in the middle part of the 20th century?

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How was the B-17 utilized in the Pacific Theater of WWII?

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P.G.T. Beauregard, Fitz John Porter, and other Civil War Generals were offered command of Egyptian Army following the war? Was was Egypt seeking these generals following the American Civil War? If they accepted, how would they be treated?

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The first model of the P-51 Mustang was unable to perform at high altitudes against German planes. Was the early P-51 of any use before improvements were made? It seems the P-47 dominated until late 1944.

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When did "organic food" become a category of food?

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Why did England abdopt a Common Law legal system instead of a Civil Law system like most of the rest of the world?

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Why did "Espana Cani" become so well known and associated with Spain? The piece is used whenever "Spanish music" is needed and it is the basis for lots of other Spainish pieces.	5
Dan Sickles, of Gettysburg fame, was acquitted of the murder of Francis Scott Key's son, Phillip, who was D.A. of Washington D.C., on the grounds of insanity. Had an insanity defense be tried before to no success or was this the first time an insanity defense was ever used?	5
Club Trocadero in Henderson, Kentucky, sold 20 ounce strip steaks for $3 in addition to $.25 beers and $.35 mixed drinks. Were large steaks customary nightclub fare?	5
Why did white tie dress go out of fashion?	5
What did wealthy Americans think of tax rates that were 70% or higher in the middle part of the 20th century?	4
How was the B-17 utilized in the Pacific Theater of WWII?	4
P.G.T. Beauregard, Fitz John Porter, and other Civil War Generals were offered command of Egyptian Army following the war? Was was Egypt seeking these generals following the American Civil War? If they accepted, how would they be treated?	4
The first model of the P-51 Mustang was unable to perform at high altitudes against German planes. Was the early P-51 of any use before improvements were made? It seems the P-47 dominated until late 1944.	4
When did "organic food" become a category of food?	4
Why did England abdopt a Common Law legal system instead of a Civil Law system like most of the rest of the world?	4