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I'm a British emigrant to Canada in the late 19th century. What would my life be like? Where I would be most likely to be from and to settle? What kind of work would I find?

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Nelson Miles, commanding general of the US Army during the Spanish-American War, began his military career as a volunteer in the Civil War. How common was it for Civil War volunteers to gain commissions in the Regular Army after the war ended?

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Throughout history, have there been any cases of bishops, archbishops, or cardinals leaving the church for secular life?

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We all know Christmas borrowed a lot from Saturnalia. Did Hanukkah do the same?

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What did Bill Clinton's 1993 healthcare plan actually entail?

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I'm a British emigrant to Canada in the late 19th century. What would my life be like? Where I would be most likely to be from and to settle? What kind of work would I find?	1
Nelson Miles, commanding general of the US Army during the Spanish-American War, began his military career as a volunteer in the Civil War. How common was it for Civil War volunteers to gain commissions in the Regular Army after the war ended?	1
Throughout history, have there been any cases of bishops, archbishops, or cardinals leaving the church for secular life?	1
We all know Christmas borrowed a lot from Saturnalia. Did Hanukkah do the same?	0
What did Bill Clinton's 1993 healthcare plan actually entail?	0