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December 1

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 1

1. Who laughed at the Wright brothers?
2. Marriage among the peasants

December 2

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 2

1. Interwar American Tank theories
2. how fast is a knot=mph at sea by perception
3. Use of military in law enforcement

December 3

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 3

1. Greatest population under Nazi German control
2. Women in the US Military

December 4

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 4

1. Can doctors freely self-medicate themselves?
2. Moral relativism in Shakespeare
3. Georgina Island: History of Habitation
4. Why doesn't the U.S. simply go to Dabiq?

December 5

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 5

1. Who owns Antarctica? Who owns the planets?
2. legitimacy of iranian government

December 6

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 6

1. Indonesian sounding like Dutch/German/Afrikaans
2. Blank shields over fireplace
3. A question regarding Jihadi John's killing

December 7

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 7

1. Mail cover scanning in the US
2. Who is the person in the photo illustrating Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein?
3. Eugene B. Dinkin
4. Why is the French football league not as good as Serie A?
5. Chinese Exclusion Act
6. Why are some bishops called a "Primate"?

December 8

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 8

1. Atrocities in northern Mesopotamia

December 9

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 9

1. Non-commonlaw subpoenas
2. Is fishing a gendered activity?
3. What is halowet?
4. A packet of Sonkies
5. Blindness of George V of Hanover

December 10

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 10

1. European lectureships in the late 17th century
2. Women in the Victorian era
3. Countries refered as PIGSs in economics
4. The dynamics of US citizens' support of Sinn Fein
5. How do parliamentary countries manage to choose their leader so quickly?

December 11

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 11

1. Mosque-less muezzins

December 12

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 12

1. Pomare Letters

December 13

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 13

1. Multiple Questions on Historical Sources
2. Brill books question
3. What made 'liberals' rethink their stance of not attacking terrorists?
4. The Streets Of Ashkalon
5. Armenian constitutional referendum, 2015
6. 1996 U.S Presidential Election

December 14

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 14

1. Balanced View & Candice O'Denver
2. Elected Female Saudis?
3. What is the proper name for the priest's script in a Roman Catholic Church mass?
4. Discrimination in abortion
5. "Wharton graduate"
6. How do you call someone who hate Muslims and Jewish people?
7. jefferson davis capture cartoons and photographs
8. What's the name of this logical fallacy?

December 15

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 15

1. Why are certain saints' names listed in the Roman Catholic Missal?
2. dictatress

December 16

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 16

1. What's the name of this logical fallacy?
2. Hawaiian Royal at British Coronation
3. Dates of Pastor Jack Graham degrees and appointments do not fit?
4. Stats for (in)effective use of pepper spray in self defence
5. How does the euro affect economic growth?
6. Which flag did Transnistria use between 1990 and 2000?
7. Bertrand Russell War Crimes Tribunal on Vietnam War 1967
8. ART - TRANSLUCENT PAINTINGS ON THIN LAYERS OF ELEPHANT TUSKS OR ANIMAL BONES

December 17

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 17

1. longest streetcar routes in world
2. What made Greek/Ancient Greek such a major influence/factor on modern languages ???
3. travel to eurape
4. Why isn't there much information about the Angles?

December 18

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 18

1. Shell Shock during WW1.

December 19

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 19

1. carpet
2. South Korea: presidential or semi-presidential regime?
3. Citizens From Countries That Need Visas To Travel v Using Ethnic Profiling To Prevent Crime - Explain The Difference?
4. Question (historic racists)

December 20

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 20

1. How would anyone know if they are a beneficiary in a will?
2. Roman City/Province-names; Etymology
3. Cooking temperature
4. Does it make sense to say Abrahamic religions pray to the same god?
5. Lawyer-client confidentiality and privilege
6. Fallacies of 4+ terms
7. Population of towns with MD medical school programs
8. Need the history of the Haines & Sons Tobacco Manufacturing Company, in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania
9. Slavic City names - their meaning (Etymology)

December 21

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 21

1. Serving bread and wine at Catholic Masses during Communion
2. Temple of Music
3. Police training
4. Pitman Tomb/Mausoleum at Mount Auburn Cemetery
5. Battle of Antietam and Battle of Sharpsburg
6. Pittsburg High School in Pennsylvania?

December 22

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 22

1. Anne of Bohemia and Medieval Dowry
2. Nhs
3. Familiar With Microsoft Word ?? Need a bit of assistance with "Sort ascending," or making it possible to read my Tables in chronological order.

December 23

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 23

1. SS Columbia in NYC
2. Last Dowager consorts in Forbidden City
3. Artist name search
4. Steven Avery
5. Trenta being 31 oz?
6. Is online download similar to photocopies/scanning yourself?

December 24

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 24

1. How often does hazing include a sex act?
2. Star Trek theme
3. Hunger Plan

December 25

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 25

1. Which RusAlyans?

December 26

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 26

1. free licenses and images -- can a larger version have a different license and copyright than its smaller version?
2. Trying to recall a Henry Ford quote

December 27

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 27

1. placename element etymologies website
2. Map or table of total number of civilian firearms per state
3. Looking for ideas for things that might affect share price

December 28

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 28

1. Turkey and Xiongnu
2. Streets in the desert
3. New York Supreme Court - records from late 1700s, early 1800s
4. Common Entrance Examination language requirements

December 29

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 29

1. Involuntary commitment and firearms background checks
2. Upon completion of the year, has the entire Bible been read during the readings in the Roman Catholic Mass?

December 30

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 30

1. GSD
2. Fictional Characters with Wikipedia pages?

December 31

Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Archives/Humanities/2015 December 31

1. Dates in office for U.S. Politicians