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How did the University of Michigan become such a renown institution, even being compared to Harvard, which was the "Michigan of the East?"

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Do we have any records of botched executions where the executionee failed to die for an extended period of time a la The Green Mile?

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Henry Wirz, the commander of Andersonville Prison during the Civil War, was tried and executed for War Crimes. Were there any war crimes tribunals in the United States before Wirz's trial?

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Why historically has the U.S. Marine Corps only had two locations for Boot Camp, and why are they located there?

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When were the first appeals courts that review trial decisions developed that did not involve an appeal to a monarch?

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Why did double-breasted suits go out of style?

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What honors did soldiers get if they captured an opposing units colors in Napoleonic combat?

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Why do formal documents often close with "Respectfully submitted?" Is this a corruption of "Respectively submitted?"

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Besides quantities available, are there any differences between oil formed from organic versus non-organic sources?

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What was the practice of law like in 19th Century America? Could the average person afford an attorney or did lawyers only focus on business and real estate law where money was plentiful?

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How did the University of Michigan become such a renown institution, even being compared to Harvard, which was the "Michigan of the East?"	2	AskHistorians
Do we have any records of botched executions where the executionee failed to die for an extended period of time a la The Green Mile?	2	AskHistorians
Henry Wirz, the commander of Andersonville Prison during the Civil War, was tried and executed for War Crimes. Were there any war crimes tribunals in the United States before Wirz's trial?	2	AskHistorians
Why historically has the U.S. Marine Corps only had two locations for Boot Camp, and why are they located there?	1	AskHistorians
When were the first appeals courts that review trial decisions developed that did not involve an appeal to a monarch?	1	AskHistorians
Why did double-breasted suits go out of style?	1	AskHistorians
What honors did soldiers get if they captured an opposing units colors in Napoleonic combat?	1	AskHistorians
Why do formal documents often close with "Respectfully submitted?" Is this a corruption of "Respectively submitted?"	1	AskHistorians
Besides quantities available, are there any differences between oil formed from organic versus non-organic sources?	1	askscience
What was the practice of law like in 19th Century America? Could the average person afford an attorney or did lawyers only focus on business and real estate law where money was plentiful?	1	AskHistorians