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Korean War dogfights were like WWII dogfights except faster. How did machine gun and cannon technology improve to handle fighting at supersonic speeds?

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If “The Great Gatsby” was unpopular following its publication, why was it mentioned as a favorite book of Holden Caulfield in “The Catcher in the Rye?”

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Do we know General Sickles intentions for creating a salient at the Battle of Gettysburg and having his corps cut to pieces by enfilade fire from three directions?

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When doctors prescribed alcohol for medicinal purposes were there specific dosages given or was it more or less "drink till you feel nothing?"

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How did life in Arizona and New Mexico change in 1912 when both became states?

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How much of their own mythology would a 4th Century BC Greek know?

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Nubian mummies studied in the 1990s were found to contain significant levels of tetracycline due to the beer they drank. Were ancient peoples aware of the antibiotic properties of their beer?

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What was Thomas Jefferson doing during the American Revolution?

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Why did "When The Saints Go Marching In" become the quintessential Dixieland jazz song?

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A Gettysburg Battlefield Ranger once told me that Civil War artillerists carried revolvers to shoot maimed horses and also to commit suicide if they suffered terrible wounds and their battery wouldn't shoot them. Is there any truth to these mercy-killings?

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Korean War dogfights were like WWII dogfights except faster. How did machine gun and cannon technology improve to handle fighting at supersonic speeds?	29	AskHistorians
If “The Great Gatsby” was unpopular following its publication, why was it mentioned as a favorite book of Holden Caulfield in “The Catcher in the Rye?”	27	AskHistorians
Do we know General Sickles intentions for creating a salient at the Battle of Gettysburg and having his corps cut to pieces by enfilade fire from three directions?	26	AskHistorians
When doctors prescribed alcohol for medicinal purposes were there specific dosages given or was it more or less "drink till you feel nothing?"	25	AskHistorians
How did life in Arizona and New Mexico change in 1912 when both became states?	25	AskHistorians
How much of their own mythology would a 4th Century BC Greek know?	24	AskHistorians
Nubian mummies studied in the 1990s were found to contain significant levels of tetracycline due to the beer they drank. Were ancient peoples aware of the antibiotic properties of their beer?	23	AskHistorians
What was Thomas Jefferson doing during the American Revolution?	22	AskHistorians
Why did "When The Saints Go Marching In" become the quintessential Dixieland jazz song?	22	AskHistorians
A Gettysburg Battlefield Ranger once told me that Civil War artillerists carried revolvers to shoot maimed horses and also to commit suicide if they suffered terrible wounds and their battery wouldn't shoot them. Is there any truth to these mercy-killings?	22	AskHistorians