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What Was the Racial Makeup of "Cowboys" In The American West?

136 upvotes • mydogsmellsreallybad

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Today is the 20th anniversary of what has become to be known as “The Massacre at Tiananmen Square” or the “June Fourth Incident”. Is there any reliable data or sources regarding what actually happened to the protesters or how many died, or what was life like in China in the aftermath?

136 upvotes • A_duquesa

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Before the 20th century and the creation of Superman, what were major characters in history - fictional or otherwise - that fit the classic superhero archetype (super powers, possible alter ego, rogues gallery, and unattached to religion)? What made Superman so iconic to the genre?

136 upvotes • BossCrackNi88aFresh

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100 Years Ago, Spanish Flu killed tens of millions, wiping out 3-6% of the world's population. What was its legacy? Why did it leave little lasting impact in popular culture?

136 upvotes • Mcfinley

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Are there any records of individual Aztec Jaguar/Eagle warriors?

136 upvotes • sickhouserat

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What did education at a medieval university consist of?

136 upvotes • Containment-19

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What is a 'Secret Town' and how were they kept secret?

136 upvotes • Squash_the_Hunter

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Were black American soldiers who were injured in combat treated by white or black nurses while in hospital?

136 upvotes • J2quared

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Why has England fallen almost completely out of touch with its folk music traditions, whereas most of central and Eastern Europe, and notably Ireland, still have strong connections to folk music?

136 upvotes • Rodrik_Stark

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Dwight D. Eisenhower ended his presidency by warning of the military-industrial complex, yet couped Guatemala for the United Fruit Company, what explains this dissonance?

136 upvotes • DoctorBossMan

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What Was the Racial Makeup of "Cowboys" In The American West?	136	mydogsmellsreallybad
Today is the 20th anniversary of what has become to be known as “The Massacre at Tiananmen Square” or the “June Fourth Incident”. Is there any reliable data or sources regarding what actually happened to the protesters or how many died, or what was life like in China in the aftermath?	136	A_duquesa
Before the 20th century and the creation of Superman, what were major characters in history - fictional or otherwise - that fit the classic superhero archetype (super powers, possible alter ego, rogues gallery, and unattached to religion)? What made Superman so iconic to the genre?	136	BossCrackNi88aFresh
100 Years Ago, Spanish Flu killed tens of millions, wiping out 3-6% of the world's population. What was its legacy? Why did it leave little lasting impact in popular culture?	136	Mcfinley
Are there any records of individual Aztec Jaguar/Eagle warriors?	136	sickhouserat
What did education at a medieval university consist of?	136	Containment-19
What is a 'Secret Town' and how were they kept secret?	136	Squash_the_Hunter
Were black American soldiers who were injured in combat treated by white or black nurses while in hospital?	136	J2quared
Why has England fallen almost completely out of touch with its folk music traditions, whereas most of central and Eastern Europe, and notably Ireland, still have strong connections to folk music?	136	Rodrik_Stark
Dwight D. Eisenhower ended his presidency by warning of the military-industrial complex, yet couped Guatemala for the United Fruit Company, what explains this dissonance?	136	DoctorBossMan