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Alternatives to the A-Bomb1/30/2008
  Q: I am a middle school student doing a National History Day historical paper about the decision to use ...
  A: I'm going to start off by saying that my answers are my opinions. Like you said, this is ...
pounds = lbs12/11/2006
  Q: I'm not sure if this you are the right person to ask, but i'd appreciate your input if possible. I ...
  A: Like most things, it's Latin. Libra means balaces in Latin(like the Zodiac sign), and it was also ...
Hi Dan, I was reading a little...3/11/2006
  Q: I was reading a little about the Nazis and WW2. They had a big preference for blond, blue eyed ...
  A: This is honestly something that I've never been able to figure out myself but has always bothered ...
Spam and cannibalism3/13/2005
  Q: I heard there was a connection between Spam and cannibalism. I was wondering if you knew what that ...
  A: I really couldn't imagine a connection between spam and cannibalism. The only thing that comes to ...
21st century12/9/2004
  Q: Why is it that we call the year 2004 as two thousand and four rather than twenty- o-four? In the ...
  A: I think it is more personal preference than anything I know people who would refer to it as nineteen ...
Christopher Columbus10/10/2004
  Q: I have a few questions about Christopher Columbus, that I hope you can answer... How old was he ...
  A: Columbus was 41 He landed in the Carribean, although the exact island is still in question. There ...
Empires of the World8/21/2004
  Q: Merry Meet Dan, I've been searching libraries & the net alike & can't seem to find what I'm ...
  A: You are lucky I happen to own a book which has almost exactly what you're looking for It is called ...
cold war4/20/2004
  Q: Can you please tell me something about the Cold War? when did it start? when did it end? Also Can ...
  A: The Cold War started after WWII, and ended with the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 90's The ...
Atomic age military program, Germany 1932-452/16/2004
  Q: How close was Germany to getting the bomb?
  A: germany was working on a plan to drop an atomic bomb on new york the two obsticles in their way were ...
Mlitary history..Ardennes Offensive...(battle of the bulge)12/3/2003
  Q: This is actually my first time to utilize allexperts.com and I appreciate this greatly. I am ...
  A: The antagonists were the Germans, and Germany was under Nazi rule at the time. Nazi is the shortened ...
military history dilemma12/1/2003
  Q: i'm in sort of a bind. recently sold a screenplay with references to stalin and churchill becoming ...
  A: I can think of something similar, but probably not what you're looking for. Napolean was allies with ...
November 11, 1911 event11/26/2003
  Q: I have a friend who likes to challenge me with 'military history' questions and the latest one has ...
  A: I believe your friend has the wrong date. At 5 o'clock AM on November 11, 1918, an armistice was ...
American history/ foreign policy10/27/2003
  Q: What impact did the atomic bomb have on foreign policy from 1945-60?
  A: Once the Soviets had the bomb we were at a stand off with them because the fear of them using it ...
World History9/6/2003
  Q: Dan; Could you help me out here, I am desperate for answers. I need to have factors that effeced ...
  A: In the end of the 1400's Europe entered what is known as the Age of Exploration which led Europe to ...
Darius the Great8/30/2003
  Q: I will be grateful to recieve information concerning the last will and testament of Darius the the ...
  A: All my information on Darius doesn't seem to cover his final years. I do know that he died suddenly ...

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I can answer most general history questions. My best areas are the space program and military history. Of course, my knowledge isn`t limited to these areas.

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While I don't have a degree in history, I have spent a number of years studying by myself. I have an extensive library of history books.

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