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During WWII Allied invasions of various beaches, how was it decided who had to stand up front of Higgins Boats (LCVP)?

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What was the quality of restrooms, water fountains, and other similar facilities like in the US during segregation?

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Can someone help me identify these obscure Swiss medals from the early 1900s?

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This Vice article from 2005 appears to have a lot of bad revisionist history regarding slavery in the US. Is there a problem with the data or how it's presented?

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I always hear people compare the decline of Ancient Greece and Rome with the current state of affairs in the United States. I know this isn't true for a litany of reasons, but I can never fully articulate them. So, historians, can you lay it out for me?

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What impact did literacy have on the founding of the prewar US Colonies? On the eventual US Revolution?

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Can someone help me track down this online source regarding Confederate justifications for seceding from the Union?

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I'm looking for a timeline of significant milestones in the history of astronomy

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To what extent, if any, has the US Constitution inspired the constitutions or founding principles of other governments?

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According to Gordon Wood in "Empire of Liberty", many Old World customs and holidays were banned by New England puritans. Why were they forbidden and what caused the their resurgence in American culture? (Source and excerpt in comments.)

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During WWII Allied invasions of various beaches, how was it decided who had to stand up front of Higgins Boats (LCVP)?	192
What was the quality of restrooms, water fountains, and other similar facilities like in the US during segregation?	29
Can someone help me identify these obscure Swiss medals from the early 1900s?	14
This Vice article from 2005 appears to have a lot of bad revisionist history regarding slavery in the US. Is there a problem with the data or how it's presented?	14
I always hear people compare the decline of Ancient Greece and Rome with the current state of affairs in the United States. I know this isn't true for a litany of reasons, but I can never fully articulate them. So, historians, can you lay it out for me?	3
What impact did literacy have on the founding of the prewar US Colonies? On the eventual US Revolution?	2
Can someone help me track down this online source regarding Confederate justifications for seceding from the Union?	2
I'm looking for a timeline of significant milestones in the history of astronomy	1
To what extent, if any, has the US Constitution inspired the constitutions or founding principles of other governments?	1
According to Gordon Wood in "Empire of Liberty", many Old World customs and holidays were banned by New England puritans. Why were they forbidden and what caused the their resurgence in American culture? (Source and excerpt in comments.)	0