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5 star general Douglas MacArthur spent 14 years outside of the United States (1937-1951) in the fighting and commanding forces in the Pacific. When he returned in 1951, his 13yr old son had never set foot in the US. Was this level of commitment to public service unusual, even for a general?	1484
Do we know the origin of why British people say 'bloody this' and 'bloody that'?	404
I just watched the 1960 Twilight Zone episode 'The Big Tall Wish' which features an all Black main cast. How unusual was this? Did other TV shows do single episodes that featured an all black casts, or black leads?	168
What do we know about the meeting between Ancient Jews and Alexander the Great?	78
Were the Shia Muslims in Iraq always Arabic speaking, or is this a more modern development? Why would they have remained linguistically attached to Arabic and not their Shia Persian speaking neighbors?	53
Chief Justice Roger Taney ruled in favor of the individual rights of captives aboard the Amistad, but then famously denied the rights of Blacks in the Dred Scott decision. What caused his change of opinion?	51
How did Southern newspapers report the Civil Rights Movement?	45
Barbary Coast Problems were a big problem for American merchant ships in the early 1800's, but what kind of goods were the Americans trading with in North Africa, and what African goods would Americans be purchasing in 1800's?	32
What would skirmish, raid, battle, or pitched battle between Native American and early American colonists have looked like? Where would the engagements take place? How long would they last? What kind of weapons did each side use?	20
When Mormonism was being founded local newspapers were highly critical of the new religious movement and Joseph Smith, but what exactly were they saying about them?	17

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