/r/askhistorians
In 2015's "Straight Outta Compton," there is a shot of a red/blue bandanna tied together following the killing of Rodney King, symbolizing the Bloods & Crips in unison. Was this actually the case or was it simply dramatized for the biopic?
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Ken Burns Civil War series. I love it and have watched it numerous times over the years. My question is, in the 26 years since it's release, have any of the facts presented been subsequently disproven or fallen under heavy scrutiny?
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Around a third of William the Conqueror's army in the battle of Hastings were Bretons who had fled from the Anglo-Saxon invaders of Britain some 400-500 year earlier. Were those Bretons aware of this fact? Or did they even chose to participate to have a revenge against the Anglo-Saxons?
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AMA about Eisenhower at the Dawn of Space, the development of US space policy, and what happened the last time a political outsider was elected to President of the United States
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The news is reporting Irma is the 'worst storm in the history of the Atlantic' - how far back does that documented history go, where can I find it?
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Sexual Violence is a key factor in multiple areas of the Roman foundational myth; How did this impact the understanding and treatment of such crimes within Roman society?
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In Forrest Gump when he first arrives to Vietnam all the soldiers are on the beach with a bunch of beers, grills, Lt. Dan mentions there are steaks cooking, and it looks like a big beach party. Was this accurate? What was this scene depicting? How come it seemed like a big party?
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How common was it for 19th-century European families to have a legal ward? Is young ward just a plot trope, or was it actually common?
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An incredible help-wanted ad asking for volunteers for an antarctic expedition appeared in the London Times a few days after Christmas in 1913. The response was overwhelming. Who wrote this bleak enticement and what type of men wanted in?
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