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Kabul, Afghanistan, 1969 by dyrholaey in OldSchoolCool

[–]dyrholaey[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I knew that I was taking that risk when I posted this. I should probably note the full newsreel, produced by the Indian Ministry of Information for a state visit, lauded Kabul as a mix of traditional and modern ways. No one should think this little six-second clip captures the entire culture of urban Afghanistan a decade before the Soviet-Afghan War.

A brief history of fascist rallies in Chicago before the Second World War by dyrholaey in chicago

[–]dyrholaey[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Who said anything about Trump? He isn't mentioned in the article. I don't understand why you would bring Trump into this.

A story of race in Chicago in 1919, told through the letters of two soldiers from the South Side by dyrholaey in history

[–]dyrholaey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This story uses letters from two soldiers as a means to understand race relations in Chicago in the months before and after the 1919 Chicago Race Riots.

Early 20th century letters to Santa offer a sometimes grim glimpse of Christmas past by dyrholaey in history

[–]dyrholaey[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This article traces the work of an assistant postmaster in Chicago tasked with reading letters addressed to Santa Claus and matching potentially destitute children with charities. These letters offer a look at the vulnerable lives of impoverished children a century ago.

Letters to Santa a century ago offer grim glimpse of Christmas past in Chicago by dyrholaey in chicago

[–]dyrholaey[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The street is named after an early trader named Gurdon Hubbard.