Oct. 4, 2021
36: Straw Hat Riots of 1922
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In 1922, thousands of teenagers in Manhattan went on a straw hat smashing spree that sent many of them to jail, and some of their victims to the hospital. The exact reasons for the riot are unclear, but a clue from contemporary newspaper articles suggests a probable motive, as well as a possible identity of those responsible.
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