Google Questions

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• 4-6-17
  

  When Was the Department of Justice Established?

  by Jennifer Freilach

  The surprisingly fascinating story behind the DOJ’s creation.

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• 2-14-17
  

  Who was the Logan Act named for and what did he do?

  by Jennifer Freilach

  His name was George Logan. This article explains who he was. 

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• 2-10-17
  

  Which President Held the First News Conference?

  by Alexis Cruz

  This is not as simple a question as it sounds. 

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• 12-13-16
  

  Why Was the Minimum Wage First Established?

  by Alexander Goddard

  The answer is that it was designed to help bolster wageworkers and decrease class stratification.

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• 12-18-16
  

  Do Countries Have a Legal Obligation to Protect Refugees Fleeing Oppression?

  by Jennifer Freilach

  They do and here’s how that came about.

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• 11-6-16
  

  Why Do We Vote on Tuesdays?

  by Jennifer Freilach

  And why is it in November?

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• 9-21-16
  

  Why Do We Vote on Tuesdays?

  by Jennifer Freilach

  And why is it in November?

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• 6-7-16
  

  Who Was the Red Baron?

  by Katherine DeFonzo

  And how many planes did he shoot down?

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• 6-30-16
  

  Who Are the Masons?

  by Katherine DeFonzo

  George Washington was a Mason. But mystery surrounds the group.  Here's why they have attracted so much attention in the past. 

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• 6-21-16
  

  5 Quick Questions About: The Free State of Jones

  by Sussan Ayala Rodriguez

  A historian sifts the facts from the myths. 

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• 6-10-16
  

  Who Are the Gypsies?

  by Katherine DeFonzo

  They have been stereotyped in literature as pernicious and mutinous robbers. Here's the truth.

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• 5-11-16
  

  Why Does the Democratic Party Have Superdelegates?

  by Kimberly St. Julian-Varnon

  The answer can be found in the events of 1968.

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• 4-28-16
  

  How Many Contested Conventions Have There Been?

  by Ronald L. Feinman

  A total of 28 conventions in American political history involved multiple ballots.

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• 4-4-16
  

  What's a Lame Duck?

  by Brian Johnson

  The GOP says President Obama is a lame duck. Are they right? 

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• 3-18-16
  

  Why is the Republican symbol an elephant? Why is the Democratic symbol a donkey?

  by Katherine DeFonzo

  It’s thanks to one man, cartoonist Thomas Nast.

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• 2-23-16
  

  Who Invented Originalism?

  by Kristen Greif

  It wasn’t Robert Bork or Antonin Scalia.

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• 2-9-16
  

  Who Was St. Valentine?

  by Katherine Defonzo

  The fascinating mysterious story of the lover's holiday.

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• Have Sunnis and Shiites in Iraq Always Been at Each Other's Throats?

  by Juan Cole

  The 'age-old passions' trope is such a convenient plot device that people always fall for it.

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• 11-25-13
  

  Why are Thanksgiving and Hanukah on the Same Day This Year?

  by Joshua B. Dermer

  Thanks to the Jewish lunar-solar calendar, we won't see Thanksgivingukah again for 77,000 years.

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• 6-17-16 (originally published in 2013)
  

  The Deadliest Mass Killings in American History by a Lone Shooter

  With every new massacre, a new memorial.