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Only 1,700 of the 418,500 American casualties of WW2 were civilians. Who were these unlucky few and where did these deaths occur?

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When did Europeans begin to believe that people of African descent belonged to an 'inferior race'

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According to traditional Islamic law, the testimony of four witnesses is needed to prove a rape accusation in court. How did women living during the early days of Islam feel about this?

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When did royal marriages stop carrying geopolitical significance?

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Indigenous Egyptian Resistance to Islam ~600AD

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In your time-period of expertise, how did people create objects that were straight lines or accurate circles without modern technology?

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"We, who are about to die, salute you!" - Did gladiators really say that?

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How did people feel about having a leper as King of Jerusalem?

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When did North Africa and the Middle East become deserts?

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Was Napoleon physically dragged away from the battlefield at Waterloo as depicted in the eponymous film (1970)?

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Only 1,700 of the 418,500 American casualties of WW2 were civilians. Who were these unlucky few and where did these deaths occur?	25	AskHistorians
When did Europeans begin to believe that people of African descent belonged to an 'inferior race'	25	AskHistorians
According to traditional Islamic law, the testimony of four witnesses is needed to prove a rape accusation in court. How did women living during the early days of Islam feel about this?	22	AskHistorians
When did royal marriages stop carrying geopolitical significance?	22	AskHistorians
Indigenous Egyptian Resistance to Islam ~600AD	18	AskHistorians
In your time-period of expertise, how did people create objects that were straight lines or accurate circles without modern technology?	18	AskHistorians
"We, who are about to die, salute you!" - Did gladiators really say that?	18	AskHistorians
How did people feel about having a leper as King of Jerusalem?	18	AskHistorians
When did North Africa and the Middle East become deserts?	16	AskHistorians
Was Napoleon physically dragged away from the battlefield at Waterloo as depicted in the eponymous film (1970)?	15	AskHistorians