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Robert Caro has been criticized for his portrayal of Coke Stevenson as a sainted figure in his LBJ books. What's the current consensus on this subject?

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how did the 1918 flu pandemic impact that year's midterm elections in the United States?

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Bill Clinton was the only American president not to own a private residence and live in the White House full time. Was this controversial upon his election in 1992?

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The city of Milwaukee elected three socialist mayors between 1912 and 1960. How did the socialists win power and maintain it through the Red Scare?

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In one week, I’ll be graduating with my masters degree. What is the origin of the cap, gown, hood, sash, and tassel I’ll be wearing? And when did it become a tradition for professors to wear their alma mater‘s gowns to commencements?

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How did academics at universities in the Southern US feel about segregation at their institutions? Was it hard for southern colleges to recruit faculty because of their states policies?

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5 During the Edo period, all Japanese people were required to be members of Buddhist temples. How did this impact the religious lives of the average person? And why did people turn on Buddhism so strongly in the Meiji period?

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In the Zorro stories, Diego de la Vega is usually depicted as having returned to California from university in Spain. How realistic was this for a wealthy colonial in the Spanish Empire?

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Hamilton jokingly depicts George III's shock at George Washington's retirement. What were contemporary British reactions really like?

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Why did long hair and beards become a symbol of 1960's counterculture? And how did they become so mainstream by the middle of the 1970's?

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Robert Caro has been criticized for his portrayal of Coke Stevenson as a sainted figure in his LBJ books. What's the current consensus on this subject?	50	AskHistorians
how did the 1918 flu pandemic impact that year's midterm elections in the United States?	44	AskHistorians
Bill Clinton was the only American president not to own a private residence and live in the White House full time. Was this controversial upon his election in 1992?	43	AskHistorians
The city of Milwaukee elected three socialist mayors between 1912 and 1960. How did the socialists win power and maintain it through the Red Scare?	41	AskHistorians
In one week, I’ll be graduating with my masters degree. What is the origin of the cap, gown, hood, sash, and tassel I’ll be wearing? And when did it become a tradition for professors to wear their alma mater‘s gowns to commencements?	40	AskHistorians
How did academics at universities in the Southern US feel about segregation at their institutions? Was it hard for southern colleges to recruit faculty because of their states policies?	33	AskHistorians
5 During the Edo period, all Japanese people were required to be members of Buddhist temples. How did this impact the religious lives of the average person? And why did people turn on Buddhism so strongly in the Meiji period?	22	AskHistorians
In the Zorro stories, Diego de la Vega is usually depicted as having returned to California from university in Spain. How realistic was this for a wealthy colonial in the Spanish Empire?	22	AskHistorians
Hamilton jokingly depicts George III's shock at George Washington's retirement. What were contemporary British reactions really like?	22	AskHistorians
Why did long hair and beards become a symbol of 1960's counterculture? And how did they become so mainstream by the middle of the 1970's?	21	AskHistorians