/u/tylerash98's posts in /r/AskHistorians
In LA Noire, a murder case ends abruptly when the killed perpetrator is revealed to be related to a high profile politician. The details are kept out of official records and the killer's involvement hidden from public knowledge. Is there any precedent for corruption like this taking place in the US?
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Was the Transatlantic accent often featured in 1930s American films limited to media or was it also used in everyday speech?
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What determined whether a state in the Holy Roman Empire was a kingdom, duchy, margraviate, etc.? Why did some states change titles?
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What was Rome like under the height of the Byzantine Empire in 550 AD? Was there a sense that the original empire had been restored, considering Byzantium had now included much of Roman Empire's territory?
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How were French citizens informed of the splitting of their country in 1940? Did it comes a surprise, or were people already aware Petain would end up controlling the southern half?
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What is the historical consensus behind the alleged sexual abuse of Byzantine men and young boys by the Ottoman Turks after they captured the city of Constantinople in 1453?
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