I was talking about the electoral college with someone who claimed that without it we'd still have slavery and wouldn't have women's rights. I haven't been able to find anything that suggests that's the case, but I could be missing something. Thoughts?

Did they actually meet before, during and/or after the Peninsular campaign?

What were their relations like and what did they think of each other?

At some point in time Democratic party went from being more "conservative" to "liberal" and the Republican party did the opposite. When did that happen and why did it occur?

Say I lived in Belgium or France. Wouldn't mind learning about other countries in Europe.

I know that a lot of food/medical aid was provided to the Japanese population (and the millions of prisoners of war) by the United States after the occupation began, so I figured it would have at least been thought of before hand that help would need to be provided for the victims of the atomic attack. I just couldn't find any concrete sources for this other than general medical aid provided to the population.

Not to mention that US troops actually had to occupy Japanese territory, I wonder what it was like to be stationed near or even within (if possible) Hiroshima or Nagasaki.

It seems strange that a group can literally organize the largest infiltration of the United States government, break several federal laws, have most of its leadership convicted, and then be allowed to not only grow, but expand and gain tax-exemption status.

I'm looking for a book that is about Queer history in America, but I'm open to pretty much anything. For example, I LOVE the documentary called The Celluloid Closet and I wrote a college essay on "out and coded queerness on stage" where I referenced a lot of Oscar Wilde, Tenneesee Williams, etc. I also love a lot of Kerouac's novels and Ginsburg's poems as well as the films Kill Your Darlings, On the Road, Howl, Life and James Dean and biographies of Brando and Dean.

Particularly interested in queer history in theatre/film, New York City or queerness within the Beat or art community.

Britain lost interest in its North American colonies in the mid-1800s. The colonies were too expensive to maintain and defend. Also, they were not creating much profit selling lumber and other goods. This, along with other factors, lead to the Canadian Confederation. So, I was wondering, in Britain, which colonies did the government find profitable or desirable? Also, how did the public think of the colonies? Did they agree with the government's preferred colonies? If not, which colonies did they want to keep? I suppose it would also be nice to know which colonies did not become favourable in Britain's eyes. Oh, and I should mention I am referring to British colonies, not those of other European powers.

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To me, it seems like mortars would have to act somewhat quickly, since they operated with infantry (or was it just heavy infantry?).

Apparently british army only had 1 radio per company, so I'm curious.

The launching of the H.M.S. Dreadnought launched major world powers into a huge battleship arms race, ultimately resulting in upwards of a hundred of the things being built worldwide at a cost of millions.

In World War I, the only major engagement between such battleships--the Battle of Jutland--seems to have been both inconclusive and a strategic sideshow. By the time World War II came along, advances in air technology had made carriers and planes the decisive element of battles at sea.

Was there a strategically important use of in the 20th century I'm not aware of? Was the lack of any apparent decisive use of the ships just a function of everyone having them (I.E. a world power that neglected such surface vessels might have gotten run over, but relative equality kept them from being an advantage for anyone)? Or were they a weapon that looked cool but lacked a strategic purpose in 20th century warfare?

I'd also like to know if it was a peaceful encounter or an aggressive one. Thanks !

I'm asking whether Japanese-Americans had any warning that internment was about to happen. Did they have time to prepare for a long internment, or was it a surprise?

I've read that many interned Japanese-Americans ended up losing their savings and their property. How did this occur?

Did the US government freeze all assets owned by Japanese-Americans? Were their assets seized? Or was it more of a situation where they didn't know how long they'd be interned, and had no choice but to sell off their assets at fire sale prices?

Since Mogadishu was governed with Somalis, not Bantus. Why was it considered a Swahili city state?

Followup: Were these characters added to computer keyboards because they were so common on dial pads, or vice versa?

Where they monogamist or polygamist? Did they view marriage similarly to European colonists? Thanks!

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Were there any duels in the United States between women?

Seems like a dumb question but I cant imagine that type of war-fare being light up at night only by flares or gas/oil lamps.