# riots
Fashion Fights: The Straw Hat and Zoot Suit Riots
“Fashion police” used to be literal, and the breach of fashion rules could get violators criminally prosecuted and punished. Fashion policing has since been relegated to the realm of public opinion and…
Riots and Civil Unrest that Shook History
Today, most people live in societies where the power of the state is omnipresent, and the rule of law is…
Crime Waves and Savage Fads From History That Were Just Unnatural
Crime waves, like actual waves in the ocean, come and go. Some crime waves grow from serious and predictable factors,…
A West Virginia Town Applied For Soviet Foreign Aid, and Other Lesser Known American History Facts
Did you know that an American vice president notorious for lacking self-confidence had the daylights scared out of him by…
Brutal Facts About Arkansas’ Elaine Massacre
The racial divides in the United States have a long and troubled history, beginning with slavery in the American colonies…
Myths About the Middle Ages Debunked
Some of what most of us know – or think we know – about the medieval period is true, and…
12 of the World’s Most Violent Student Riots
Politics, general disorder, and run-ins with the law are common constituents of most people’s experience of university. We all knew…
These Women were so Distraught after Rudolph Valentino’s Death they Committed Suicide
When silent movie star Rudolph Valentino died in 1926, his death sparked off riots and a number of women committed…
10 Events of 1968 Which Nearly Tore the United States Apart
In many ways, the United States is a misnomer and has been throughout the history of the nation. America has…
10 Intense Historical Labor Demonstrations Whose Violent Turns Shocked the World
The first labor demonstration in what became the United States occurred more than a century and a half before the…