The Life of Douglas MacArthur
The five-star American general Douglas MacArthur is one of the most famous and celebrated generals in American history. Along with Patton, however, he’s one of the most misunderstood and most …
The Hitler Jig
Hitler didn’t dance that jig France fell to Nazi Germany in June 1940. The Germans stage managed it so that Hitler would receive the French surrender in the same railroad …
Eve and the Apple
The apple of Adam’s eye Many of us “know” that, in the Garden of Eden, Eve was tempted by a serpent to eat an apple from the tree of knowledge. …
Paul Revere’s Ride
Listen, oh Buzzkillers, and you shall hear, the true story of the Ride of Paul Revere All American children grow up hearing Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s famous poem that tells us …
The Titanic
The “unsinkable” ship that sunk The myths about the RMS Titanic, which sank on April 15, 1912, are themselves so big and numerous that we could call them titanic in …
The Truth About The Scopes Trial
Quit monkeying around On April 24, 1925, a high school teacher named John Scopes taught a class in Dayton, Tennessee, using a state-mandated textbook that included a chapter explaining Darwin’s …
The Pony Express
The Pony Express “ponies” were actually mules The image of the Pony Express is very strong in the American consciousness. Here’s what we “remember” — a rider galloping as fast …
The Myth About Construction Workers Entombed in Concrete
Was the march of progress that heartless? It’s a story that drives tour guides and historians of engineering crazy. A worker falls into a pool of wet concrete that’s being …
The Myth About Construction Workers Entombed in Concrete Listen Now
St. Francis of Assisi
Three types of myths about St. Francis St. Francis of Assisi is one of the most popular saints in the Christian religion. He’s known as a lover of animals, the …
The Spanish Flu Pandemic
The flu didn’t start in Spain, so why have they been blamed? The great influenza pandemic of 1918-1920 was the one of the worst disasters in human history. It is …
