Could I get some more information on how Bruce Lee would fare in the UFC today?

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What events lead to the Port Authority of New York to becoming power players in building construction?

This morning I heard the story about the new World Trade Center buildings and the Port Authority of New York/New Jersey factored in heavily in the decisions.

I have always lived in landlocked states so "Port Authority" means Wildlife, Fish, & Game to me. What events caused the governing body of ports to have so much influence in building construction far from the ports?

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Would the Nazis have won WWII if they hadn't spent valuable resources on wiping out the Jewish race?

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How accurate is the D-Day Omaha Beach Landing scene in 'Saving Private Ryan' to what it was really like?

I apologise if this question is a bit morbid, but having seen this film for the first time recently that whole scene really hit me hard. People say how awful it must have been for those fighting on the front lines but I think this really put it into perspective for me.

So my question is how close to reality is that scene? Was it as bad as this, or worse?

Also, I realise that this is a difficult question to answer, so any replies are appreciated.

The scene for those who haven't seen it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCLJhxfj608 (Part 1, Skip to 3:10)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6TTGlYV9Q8 (Part 2)

Edit: Oh yeah, one more thing; would they really have sent flamethrowers onto the the beachhead? Seems a bit impractical to me given their range and that they explode when hit.

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What was life like aboard the average Liberty Ship or merchant marine ship during WW2?

I'm just curious how a day would go by, what they would do, how they ate and slept, etc.

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Why did the ethnic Bosnians of the Handshcar Waffen-SS unit wait until they were back in Germany to desert?

I see that they were in Zagreb at one point so wouldn't it have been much easier to desert from there back to Bosnia? Or were they too well known as savage and brutal to leave that close to their active fighting?

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Glorious Revolution. More Revolution or Invasion?

I've seen this argued about in various places before, but couldn't find anything comprehensive on AskHistorians.

I've done a bit of light reading, and it seems to me that James could have put up much more of a fight, and if a pitched battle or two had been fought it would be seen as much more of a conquest.

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When the American Revolutionary War was over, why were British colonies in modern Canada not annexed?

The British had colonies in Canada as well. Why did they not become part of the new United States? What agreement made this so?

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Bohemia: Prior to Hapsburg rule

I recently read about some Bohemo-German kingdom was the downfall of the Premslys (spelling?). Does someone care to explain me what happened and the Bohemian hegemony was wpied out? And by whom: The Emperor or several leaders?

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In 1812, how much was Napoleon's Grande Armée paid compared to its adversaries?

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What is the historical consensus on the resurrection of Jesus Christ?

I feel like this is going to be a loaded question because it's obvious to all of us that human resurrection is a physical impossibility but I'm interested in how we deal with the scholarly evidence available.

  • If we are going to accept the gospels as historical documents worthy of critical study and evidence of Jesus' existence then how do we deal with the bits post-resurrection?

  • How do we critique claims of multiple witnesses seeing an empty tomb or an apparent vision of a risen Jesus?

  • In cases like this do we just have to appeal to common sense over scholarly evidence?

  • Does the argument that early Christians were 'willing to die' for their belief in the resurrection as fact hold any weight in assessing its truth?

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During the naval battles against the Spanish Armada, what was the British Army doing?

Some cursory reading doesn't really cover what, if any, preparations British land forces were doing while the Navy was engaged with the Armada.

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Did the Byzantine Empire take pride in and promote its Hellenistic connections or was it entirely regarded as a Roman entity?

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German concentration camps had the inscription "Arbeit macht frei" (Work makes you free) on their gates. What did the USSR concentration/labor camps have inscribed on their gates?

I remember watching a documentary where they brought this up, and the inscriptions were incredibly similar, but I cannot for the life of me remember what the USSR equivalent was, beyond also mentioning the merits of work, or labor.

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Did Andrew Jackson engage in cannibalism?

I've read several times that while attacking American Indians, Jackson and his troops had fed on potatoes that had "fried" in human fat. I am unable to find an original source for this, though it shows up on a few websites.

Is there any evidence that this happened?

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"Leather armor" is a common fantasy trope. Did it really exist in premodern Europe?

The videogame Skyrim depicts many characters in molded leather armor, and is hardly the first work of fiction to do so. Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Lord of the Rings depicts certain characters (mostly light cavalry or "rangers") in the same sort of armor, and George R. R. Martin's novels frequently mention "boiled leather". Did such armor really exist?

I'm not referring to a coat of plates, in which small pieces of metal would be sewn within leather, but an actual molded, relatively stiff leather or hide garment.

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How did Western art and popular music separate?

I am under the impression that what is now known as "classical music" (i.e. Baroque, Classical, Romance, etc.) was the most popular form of music through the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. For example, the popularity of turn of the century composers, such as Holst and Dvorak, come to mind. But by the time that artists like Elvis Presley and the Beatles come around, Western popular music and art music seem to have diverged significantly. What caused this change? In other words, how did today's Western popular music come into existence -- and become so much more popular than modern art music?

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Why were farms placed outside castles instead of inside castles during medieval times?

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What would you say would be the most accurate depiction of medieval combat done by hollywood?

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Did the Nazis contribute anything positive to science/technology?

I know talking about the Nazis can be a very touchy thing, and I feel like it is hard to word this question properly. I don't want to sound like I'm trying to validate anything the Nazis did, I simply ask this out of curiosity. What I'm curious about is this: What positive impacts--if any--did the Nazis have on our knowledge of biology, technology and science in general, given their supposed extensive research on human subjects, weapons of mass destruction and aeronautics?

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What would've happened if Hitler had not became Chancellor of Germany?

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How close was Germany to winning World War 2?

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How did Islam change the hierarchy of power?

I'm researching the changes of social organization following Islam, and I'm trying to find material on the change of leadership.

I understand Mohammad installed a new Muslim government based off the philosophy of the Ummah, but I don't quite know how officials were selected, and where they were installed.

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When Hitler invaded a country what happen to that country's military? Did it become part of Hitlers' army or broken up?

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What exactly were the Iberian countries doing during WW2?

I feel that I have a decent understating of WW2, but I see almost no mention of Spain and Portugal in texts about WW2. What was the situation in the Iberian countries? Why weren't they involved ? Wasn't Spain afraid of an invasion?

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