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When did the idea of strippers dancing on metal poles become such a common practice in the industry and why? NSFW

5633 upvotes • GNderp

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Rudy Giuliani is often referred to as having completely broken the mob when he served as the US Attorney for SDNY. How much of the Mafia’s decline in the US, or even just NYC, since its heyday can actually be attributed to him personally?

5633 upvotes • FelicianoCalamity

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How did the USA go from robust trade unions, a 94% tax rate on the wealthiest, and toasting with the Soviets on VJ Day to union busting, a 30% tax rate on the wealthiest, and CIA backed military juntas in Latin America in less than 30 years?

5631 upvotes • roundballchatauqua

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Happy 6th Birthday /r/AskHistorians! Grab some punch, get some cake, and let your hair down in this thread!

5625 upvotes • Georgy_K_Zhukov

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Today, when I go out for dinner, I can choose to visit an Italian, Indian, or Chinese restaurant. How old is the idea of “ethnic” restaurants that specialize in the food of a particular foreign culture? Could a hungry Roman go out for some Persian takeout?

5624 upvotes • ZnSaucier

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Has any sitting US President ever carried significant debt or otherwise struggled financially while in office? What was public opinion at the time?

5619 upvotes • xbandit24

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When did we humans start measuring our biological age? If you were born in the winter do people just assume that every winter is your "birthday"? When did a concept of "legal age" start to matter?

5608 upvotes • CommercialCost

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According to many, Nixon's aide John Erlichman admitted that the war on drugs was done in part to oppress and subjugate black people. Is this quote accepted as historical fact?

5607 upvotes • bumenkhan

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How did Mexico go form a heavily armed country to a country with exactly one gun store?

5577 upvotes • Frigorifico

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Popular culture depicts Britain as an isolated island in the Atlantic facing the might of fascist Europe alone after France's fall during WWII. But the UK was a huge empire with the manpower reserves, industry, and riches of India, Africa, Canada, and Australia. How overmatched was it really?

5574 upvotes • RusticBohemian

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
When did the idea of strippers dancing on metal poles become such a common practice in the industry and why? NSFW	5633	GNderp
Rudy Giuliani is often referred to as having completely broken the mob when he served as the US Attorney for SDNY. How much of the Mafia’s decline in the US, or even just NYC, since its heyday can actually be attributed to him personally?	5633	FelicianoCalamity
How did the USA go from robust trade unions, a 94% tax rate on the wealthiest, and toasting with the Soviets on VJ Day to union busting, a 30% tax rate on the wealthiest, and CIA backed military juntas in Latin America in less than 30 years?	5631	roundballchatauqua
Happy 6th Birthday /r/AskHistorians! Grab some punch, get some cake, and let your hair down in this thread!	5625	Georgy_K_Zhukov
Today, when I go out for dinner, I can choose to visit an Italian, Indian, or Chinese restaurant. How old is the idea of “ethnic” restaurants that specialize in the food of a particular foreign culture? Could a hungry Roman go out for some Persian takeout?	5624	ZnSaucier
Has any sitting US President ever carried significant debt or otherwise struggled financially while in office? What was public opinion at the time?	5619	xbandit24
When did we humans start measuring our biological age? If you were born in the winter do people just assume that every winter is your "birthday"? When did a concept of "legal age" start to matter?	5608	CommercialCost
According to many, Nixon's aide John Erlichman admitted that the war on drugs was done in part to oppress and subjugate black people. Is this quote accepted as historical fact?	5607	bumenkhan
How did Mexico go form a heavily armed country to a country with exactly one gun store?	5577	Frigorifico
Popular culture depicts Britain as an isolated island in the Atlantic facing the might of fascist Europe alone after France's fall during WWII. But the UK was a huge empire with the manpower reserves, industry, and riches of India, Africa, Canada, and Australia. How overmatched was it really?	5574	RusticBohemian