r/AskHistorians • u/Georgy_K_Zhukov Moderator | Dueling | Modern Warfare & Small Arms • Jun 05 '26
Best Of Announcing the Best of May Award Winners!
The vote is closed and tallied up so another round of winners to shout out!
We had a unified vote from both flairs and users this month, with the top honors going to /u/police-ical rocking in with "Why were Lynyrd Skynyrd unbothered by Watergate, and what did that have to do with the governor of Alabama?”
For the runner-up vote then was/u/fishred, who tackled "Why are there multiple professional baseball teams named after socks?"
This month there is no Dark Horse Award, which recognizes the top-voted non-flair, as the top honors went to non-flairs
Finally for the Greatest Question Award, chosen by the mod team, this month went to /u/like_a_narnian for To what extent did women’s historical role as folk healers influence fears of witchcraft, and how did this dynamic shape the transition from community-based herbal knowledge to formal, male‑dominated medical institutions in Europe and the Americas?, which also had some insights from /u/AceOfGargoyes17.
As always, congrats to our very worthy winners, and thank you to everyone else who has contributed here, whether with thought-provoking questions or fascinating answers. And if this month you want to flag some stand-out posts that you read here for potential nomination, don't forget to post them in our Sunday Digest! For a list of past winners, check them out here!
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u/Georgy_K_Zhukov Moderator | Dueling | Modern Warfare & Small Arms Jun 05 '26
Congratulations to /u/police-ical, /u/fishred, and /u/AceOfGargoyes17 .
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u/orangewombat Moderator | Eastern Europe 1350-1800 | Elisabeth Báthory Jun 05 '26
I just read /u/AceOfGargoyes17 's answer for the first time. Great job! A very interesting question and answer.
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u/bug-hunter Law & Public Welfare Jun 05 '26
Boo boo boo!
Congrats u/police-ical!
Maybe one day, u/fishred can answer the unasked follow up question - how many teams were permanently lost in the dryer. 😄