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Charles Curtis, Herbert Hoover's vice president, was of half Native American and half white ancestry, making him the first person of color to serve as VP. What was the public reaction to the nomination and election of a mixed-race/Native American person at this time?

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JD Vance Just Blurbed a Book Arguing That Progressives Are Subhuman (gift article)

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Why does the hiring process take like eight rounds now?

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Was there ever a Romani equivalent of Zionism?

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Crossroad Blues

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Many bands now label themselves as "Viking folk" or "Viking metal". Do we know anything about what real medieval Norse music sounded like?

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How did the usual gymnastics apparatuses (vault, beam, pommel horse, etc) become standardized?

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What do we know about Elagabal, the deity?

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In the video game Civilization VI, the Babylonian leader Hammurabi wears a headdress featuring what appear to be Nazar amulets (🧿). Would this be historically accurate? What is the origin of this symbol?

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Books on the Arab Cold War?

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Charles Curtis, Herbert Hoover's vice president, was of half Native American and half white ancestry, making him the first person of color to serve as VP. What was the public reaction to the nomination and election of a mixed-race/Native American person at this time?	3601	AskHistorians
JD Vance Just Blurbed a Book Arguing That Progressives Are Subhuman (gift article)	278	IfBooksCouldKill
Why does the hiring process take like eight rounds now?	236	recruitinghell
Was there ever a Romani equivalent of Zionism?	109	AskHistorians
Crossroad Blues	27	shortscarystories
Many bands now label themselves as "Viking folk" or "Viking metal". Do we know anything about what real medieval Norse music sounded like?	22	AskHistorians
How did the usual gymnastics apparatuses (vault, beam, pommel horse, etc) become standardized?	16	AskHistorians
What do we know about Elagabal, the deity?	13	AskHistorians
In the video game Civilization VI, the Babylonian leader Hammurabi wears a headdress featuring what appear to be Nazar amulets (🧿). Would this be historically accurate? What is the origin of this symbol?	12	AskHistorians
Books on the Arab Cold War?	6	AskHistorians