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Where are all the Native American restaurants? Was such a thing ever popular in the US?

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How insular were Dust Bowl migrant communities in California? Did Steinbeck's Okies even exist the way he wrote them?

84 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Why is the stereotypical professor a guy with a tweed jacket with elbow patches?

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Were there any major efforts to curb high school bullying in the 1970s? Did Stephen King's "Carrie" have any impact on that conversation? Was bullying commonly understood to be worse for girls than for boys?

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Manipulative, murderous, or just plain spooky children, often orphans, are a common horror device. What are the roots of this?

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There's always guys sitting around playing poker in Westerns. Was poker that popular at the time? What other card games might they be playing?

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What is the history of the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall? The first black woman was not chosen until 1987. What finally ended the white-only policy and why did it take so long?

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When did asking famous people for autographs become so common?

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Did Italian military police summarily execute Italian officers in the retreat from Caporetto? If not, did Hemingway invent the scenario or were there rumors of these executions?

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Where are all the Native American restaurants? Was such a thing ever popular in the US?	10659	AskHistorians
How insular were Dust Bowl migrant communities in California? Did Steinbeck's Okies even exist the way he wrote them?	84	AskHistorians
Why is the stereotypical professor a guy with a tweed jacket with elbow patches?	43	AskHistorians
Were there any major efforts to curb high school bullying in the 1970s? Did Stephen King's "Carrie" have any impact on that conversation? Was bullying commonly understood to be worse for girls than for boys?	29	AskHistorians
Manipulative, murderous, or just plain spooky children, often orphans, are a common horror device. What are the roots of this?	27	AskHistorians
There's always guys sitting around playing poker in Westerns. Was poker that popular at the time? What other card games might they be playing?	27	AskHistorians
What is the history of the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall? The first black woman was not chosen until 1987. What finally ended the white-only policy and why did it take so long?	12	AskHistorians
When did asking famous people for autographs become so common?	4	AskHistorians
Did Italian military police summarily execute Italian officers in the retreat from Caporetto? If not, did Hemingway invent the scenario or were there rumors of these executions?	3	AskHistorians