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		Was da Vinci recognized as an inventor during his time, or mainly as an artist? (history.stackexchange.com)
		3 points by susam 6 months ago \| past
		“This telegram must be closely paraphrased before being communicated to anyone” (history.stackexchange.com)
		775 points by azeemba 7 months ago \| past \| 135 comments
		What is the origin of the lake tank image that has become a meme? (2021) (history.stackexchange.com)
		628 points by napolux on Nov 20, 2024 \| past \| 150 comments
		Has any music act ever topped the Beatles in sales? (history.stackexchange.com)
		2 points by bjourne on May 29, 2022 \| past \| 1 comment
		Has any country ever diverted an international flight to arrest a wanted person? (history.stackexchange.com)
		1 point by georgecmu on May 23, 2022 \| past
		How much would 300 pounds (money value) weigh in Medieval England? (history.stackexchange.com)
		2 points by personjerry on April 18, 2021 \| past
		Why would silk underwear disqualify you from the United States military draft? (history.stackexchange.com)
		4 points by montalbano on March 9, 2021 \| past \| 2 comments
		Did medieval people wear collars with a castellated hem? (history.stackexchange.com)
		1 point by sudobash1 on Dec 2, 2020 \| past
		Did the Roman Empire extend as far north as the Romans could grow wine? (history.stackexchange.com)
		1 point by jxub on July 29, 2020 \| past \| 1 comment
		What causes the stark vertical divide in population maps of the United States? (history.stackexchange.com)
		2 points by ag8 on May 24, 2020 \| past
		What do the phone number suffixes J, M, R, W in 1940 New York phone book mean? (history.stackexchange.com)
		3 points by tech-historian on May 23, 2020 \| past
		Why Germans used Enigma rather than the superior “Lorenz” cipher machine? (history.stackexchange.com)
		3 points by unimi on Feb 17, 2020 \| past
		Was Hitler Exclaiming “Heil Hitler ” Himself When Saluting? (Answer: No) (history.stackexchange.com)
		4 points by bcaa7f3a8bbc on Oct 14, 2019 \| past
		When did “&” stop being taught alongside the alphabet? (history.stackexchange.com)
		13 points by mceachen on July 8, 2019 \| past \| 6 comments
		Why Didn't Germany Blockade the Strait of Gibraltar During WW2? (history.stackexchange.com)
		2 points by enraged_camel on June 11, 2019 \| past
		Historical examples of audiences drawn to a work that was “so bad it's good”? (history.stackexchange.com)
		2 points by voltooid on May 21, 2019 \| past
		When did people decide that all caps means the writer is shouting? (history.stackexchange.com)
		1 point by lainon on Oct 26, 2017 \| past
		How many people starved in the US during the Great Depression? (history.stackexchange.com)
		1 point by georgecmu on Aug 2, 2017 \| past
		When did the allies find out about the killing of Jews during WW2 (history.stackexchange.com)
		3 points by nafizh on June 29, 2017 \| past
		Why did Churchill order the destruction of the bombes? (history.stackexchange.com)
		15 points by kafkaesq on April 12, 2017 \| past \| 1 comment
		What is the source and history of “green on blue attack” expression? (history.stackexchange.com)
		1 point by yiedyie on Sept 8, 2014 \| past
		How did Israel win the Six-Day War? (history.stackexchange.com)
		1 point by kumarski on June 30, 2014 \| past
		Why does the United States keep using “old” date representations? (history.stackexchange.com)
		3 points by neverminder on April 6, 2014 \| past
		What is the source and history of “green on blue attack” expression? (history.stackexchange.com)
		1 point by yiedyie on Oct 29, 2013 \| past
		How Syria's history led to the 2011-2012 uprising (history.stackexchange.com)
		2 points by JoeCortopassi on July 3, 2012 \| past

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