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Why did American prisons turn away from firing squads, hangings, electric chairs, and gas chambers?

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Why didn't Austria end up behind the Berlin Wall like the other countries liberated by the Soviets in 1945?

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What does the term 'The king's peace' mean. Where and when was it used?

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What was it like to live in Manhattan in 1980?

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What was life like for the coureur des bois -- the fur traders of New France during the 17th and 18th century?

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Has Margaret MacMillan's book "Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War" influenced contemporary thinking on the after-effects of WWI, particularly regarding the outbreak of WWII? If so, how?

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When did the North Star start being referred to as such? Was it really an important part of navigation? Are there any particular routes that couldn't have been done without it?

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Has a submerged submarine ever torpedoed another submerged submarine?

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Were their citizens or politicians in America who spoke out against unrestricted submarine warfare in the Pacific, similar to today's objections to drone attacks.

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How was news of the destruction of Herculaneum received in Rome?

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Title	Upvotes	Subreddit	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
Why did American prisons turn away from firing squads, hangings, electric chairs, and gas chambers?	7	AskHistorians
Why didn't Austria end up behind the Berlin Wall like the other countries liberated by the Soviets in 1945?	6	AskHistorians
What does the term 'The king's peace' mean. Where and when was it used?	6	AskHistorians
What was it like to live in Manhattan in 1980?	6	AskHistorians
What was life like for the coureur des bois -- the fur traders of New France during the 17th and 18th century?	6	AskHistorians
Has Margaret MacMillan's book "Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War" influenced contemporary thinking on the after-effects of WWI, particularly regarding the outbreak of WWII? If so, how?	5	AskHistorians
When did the North Star start being referred to as such? Was it really an important part of navigation? Are there any particular routes that couldn't have been done without it?	4	AskHistorians
Has a submerged submarine ever torpedoed another submerged submarine?	4	AskHistorians
Were their citizens or politicians in America who spoke out against unrestricted submarine warfare in the Pacific, similar to today's objections to drone attacks.	4	AskHistorians
How was news of the destruction of Herculaneum received in Rome?	4	AskHistorians