The Straw Hat Riots
In 1922 New York, a group of teenagers started knocking straw hats off men’s heads after the designated date when wearing them was considered unfashionable. Some resisted, fights broke out, and the chaos spread through the city. Police had to intervene to prevent a fashion trend from becoming a civil uprising.
What began as hooliganism turned into street-wide brawls, with newspapers dubbing it “The Straw Hat Riots.” While not an international war, it shows just how absurd social conventions can spiral into mass violence. Who knew headwear had an expiration date?
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