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Part of the “All in the Family” theme song goes, “Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again!” Hoover is generally regarded as one of the worst US presidents; would Archie Bunker or other conservatives of the time have had good reason to miss him?

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Royals like Charles II of Spain were inbred, mentally disabled, and physically unsavory. What did their wives think?

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How long has gun control been a wedge issue in America? Why and when did the rhetoric around the issue become so divisive?

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Why wasn't Canada as popular of a destination for 19th-20th century immigrants as the US?

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The US military, in 1939, numbered fewer than 400,000. Were there concerns that this wouldn't be enough for future conflicts?

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Why are skulls so popular in Mesoamerican art?

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George Marshall laid the foundations for the modern Army, in part, by overhauling the operations order process. Do we have any examples of the WW1-style orders that demonstrate why he was so opposed? And, does today’s Army still use his type of orders?

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What do you wish you had an excuse to talk about?

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How did the tradition of law firms being a series of partners’ names get started?

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Why did it take so long for a majority of scholars to accept that the Civil War's proximate cause was slavery?

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Part of the “All in the Family” theme song goes, “Mister, we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again!” Hoover is generally regarded as one of the worst US presidents; would Archie Bunker or other conservatives of the time have had good reason to miss him?	2499
Royals like Charles II of Spain were inbred, mentally disabled, and physically unsavory. What did their wives think?	291
How long has gun control been a wedge issue in America? Why and when did the rhetoric around the issue become so divisive?	163
Why wasn't Canada as popular of a destination for 19th-20th century immigrants as the US?	150
The US military, in 1939, numbered fewer than 400,000. Were there concerns that this wouldn't be enough for future conflicts?	66
Why are skulls so popular in Mesoamerican art?	61
George Marshall laid the foundations for the modern Army, in part, by overhauling the operations order process. Do we have any examples of the WW1-style orders that demonstrate why he was so opposed? And, does today’s Army still use his type of orders?	39
What do you wish you had an excuse to talk about?	29
How did the tradition of law firms being a series of partners’ names get started?	27
Why did it take so long for a majority of scholars to accept that the Civil War's proximate cause was slavery?	23