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Did American men really wear a coat and tie at home during the 1930s and 1940s?

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Union forces captured South Carolina coastal areas such as Hilton Head and Port Royal fairly early in the Civil War. Why did they never expand those beachheads and force the Confederates to fight on another front?

129 upvotes • r/AskHistorians

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Did slaves actually bring things with them to the New World? Over the years, I've read that they brought everything from seeds to banjos. Yet, I'm also told they were naked and in shackles.

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Simone Biles at her "black job."

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Is "West Los Angeles Veteran's Cemetery" a national cemetery?

14 upvotes • r/Genealogy

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Iris Cummings Critchell is 103 and the last surviving athlete of the 1936 Olympics. She was a member of the U.S. swim team. Iris joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II and ferried fighter planes across the country. After the war, she was an award-winning flight instructor.

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After the Reconstruction era ended in 1877, white Southerners regained control over state governments, claiming corruption on the part of black legislators and "carpetbaggers." Was it really as bad as they claimed, or was it just their cover for reasserting white supremacy?

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How did Catholics evolve the notion that you can pray to Mary and the saints?

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"If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen!" - Harry Truman

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US swimmer Iris Critchell, 103, last survivor of the 1936 Olympics. She also flew fighters in WWII.

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Did American men really wear a coat and tie at home during the 1930s and 1940s?	2108	AskHistorians
Union forces captured South Carolina coastal areas such as Hilton Head and Port Royal fairly early in the Civil War. Why did they never expand those beachheads and force the Confederates to fight on another front?	129	AskHistorians
Did slaves actually bring things with them to the New World? Over the years, I've read that they brought everything from seeds to banjos. Yet, I'm also told they were naked and in shackles.	73	AskHistorians
Simone Biles at her "black job."	35	AntiTrumpAlliance
Is "West Los Angeles Veteran's Cemetery" a national cemetery?	14	Genealogy
Iris Cummings Critchell is 103 and the last surviving athlete of the 1936 Olympics. She was a member of the U.S. swim team. Iris joined the Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II and ferried fighter planes across the country. After the war, she was an award-winning flight instructor.	13	USHistory
After the Reconstruction era ended in 1877, white Southerners regained control over state governments, claiming corruption on the part of black legislators and "carpetbaggers." Was it really as bad as they claimed, or was it just their cover for reasserting white supremacy?	5	AskHistorians
How did Catholics evolve the notion that you can pray to Mary and the saints?	3	AskHistorians
"If you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen!" - Harry Truman	3	AntiTrumpAlliance
US swimmer Iris Critchell, 103, last survivor of the 1936 Olympics. She also flew fighters in WWII.	1	pics