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It's 1770 and I am going to a ball at the court at Versailles tonight. Do I know what music will be played? What if I don't know the right dance moves?

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Robert Lee graduated "first in his class" at West Point in 1854. How were they ranked, and by whom? Did they get letter grades? Did the person who "graduated last in his class" know it?

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Why did Saudi Arabia ban women from driving in 1957?

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Did the 20s roar between the coasts?

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What percentage of Americans would have directly participated in the stock market in the late 1800s? Say, as a modestly successful midwestern farmer in 1880, would I be likely to own a share or two of railroad stock?

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Is it true that christians in Asia still outnumbered christians in Europe as late as the 1000s CE?

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Would a London merchant/tradesman have known King Richard I didn't know English?

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I'm in remote (formerly) French Louisiana territory in the 19th century. How long after 1803 could I still possibly call myself "French"?

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TIL about the Jesus Sutras, the Christian-Buddhist blend from 7th century China. Were any intentionally syncretic concepts incorporated into Christian orthodoxy?

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Who worked at the Japanese Internment camps in the US during WWII?

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It's 1770 and I am going to a ball at the court at Versailles tonight. Do I know what music will be played? What if I don't know the right dance moves?	173	AskHistorians
Robert Lee graduated "first in his class" at West Point in 1854. How were they ranked, and by whom? Did they get letter grades? Did the person who "graduated last in his class" know it?	133	AskHistorians
Why did Saudi Arabia ban women from driving in 1957?	84	AskHistorians
Did the 20s roar between the coasts?	33	AskHistorians
What percentage of Americans would have directly participated in the stock market in the late 1800s? Say, as a modestly successful midwestern farmer in 1880, would I be likely to own a share or two of railroad stock?	32	AskHistorians
Is it true that christians in Asia still outnumbered christians in Europe as late as the 1000s CE?	24	AskHistorians
Would a London merchant/tradesman have known King Richard I didn't know English?	14	AskHistorians
I'm in remote (formerly) French Louisiana territory in the 19th century. How long after 1803 could I still possibly call myself "French"?	12	AskHistorians
TIL about the Jesus Sutras, the Christian-Buddhist blend from 7th century China. Were any intentionally syncretic concepts incorporated into Christian orthodoxy?	11	AskHistorians
Who worked at the Japanese Internment camps in the US during WWII?	5	AskHistorians