America: Facts vs. Fiction
America: Facts vs. Fiction
America: Facts vs. Fiction
America: Facts vs. Fiction
More from this Show
Air Force One has all kinds of weapons to defend itself... right? And a special skin to protect it? Find out!
02:51
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:The Truth About Air Force One
i
There were actually two boats of Pilgrims that left England for the US, and Plymouth Rock was not the first place the Mayflower disembarked.
02:51
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:What Really Happened with the Mayflower
i
Witness how childhood boredom escalated into the mass hysteria that led to the Salem Witch Trials.
02:24
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Salem Witch Craft Hysteria
i
The Articles of Confederation proved to be more trouble than help, with individual states all pushing their interests and agendas, to the point of threatening the country as a whole.
02:49
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Articles of Confederation
i
Our vision of Paul Revere's midnight ride is all wrong, especially how it concludes.
02:38
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:The Truth About Paul Revere
i
George Washington was preceded by several other Presidents of the United States.
02:42
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:George Washington Not our First President
i
Benjamin Franklin was inquisitive but never crazy enough to fly a kite in an electrical storm as is often depicted.
02:56
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Ben Franklin and That Kite
i
The negative characterization of Edgar Allan Poe as a paranoid drug addict with the darkest of minds can be traced back to one man who was a rival of Poe's. There is no proof of drugs and his "darkness" is only inferred because of the scary stori ...
02:51
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:The Real Edgar Allan Poe
i
While Edison is surely one of our greatest inventors, his greatest contribution may have been perfecting existing inventions instead of creating that many new ones.
02:49
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Thomas Edison
i
There are many common misperceptions about Hoover and FDR as political foes and as lawmakers.
02:43
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Hoover and FDR
i
Common perception is that the Lincoln and JFK assassinations have many parallels, but not so many when fact is separated from fiction.
02:38
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:JFK and Lincoln's Assassinations
i
Route 66 is the most famous road built in America except it was actually made by connecting existing major highways together. And it was constantly mutating.
02:35
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Route 66 Myths
i
Halloween in the early-to-mid-20th century was not a sweet nor pleasant holiday, but an excuse for pranks and general mischief.
02:36
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:How Halloween Has Changed
i
Was President John F. Kennedy really interested in going to space? And how close we were to not being the first to get on the moon?
02:43
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Soviets and Americans on Moon at Same Time
i
Paul Revere has been billed as America?s first action hero after his famous "Midnight Ride" but as truth would have it, he was part of a network.
02:08
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:It Wasn't Just Paul Revere
i
Some of the most noteworthy photographers from the Civil War would move bodies around on the battlefield in order to achieve dramatic effect.
02:15
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction (Season 2):Staged Civil War Photography
i
You May Also Like
Our vision of Paul Revere's midnight ride is all wrong, especially how it concludes.
02:38
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:The Truth About Paul Revere
i
In 1932 Rear Admiral Harry Yarnell mounted a simulated attack on Pearl Harbor utilizing carrier-based airplanes to expose how vulnerable it was to a carrier-borne attack. The Japanese took notice.
03:02
America: Facts vs. Fiction
The Pearl Harbor Attack of 1932
i
George Washington was preceded by several other Presidents of the United States.
02:42
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:George Washington Not our First President
i
Such were his powers of organization and logistics, Dwight Eisenhower was always kept away from combat because he made others better and more well-prepared for it.
02:27
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Eisenhower Had How Much Combat Experience?
i
The Articles of Confederation proved to be more trouble than help, with individual states all pushing their interests and agendas, to the point of threatening the country as a whole.
02:49
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Articles of Confederation
i
Paul Revere has been billed as America?s first action hero after his famous "Midnight Ride" but as truth would have it, he was part of a network.
02:08
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:It Wasn't Just Paul Revere
i
Witness how childhood boredom escalated into the mass hysteria that led to the Salem Witch Trials.
02:24
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Salem Witch Craft Hysteria
i
When one thinks of America's first amusement ride Coney Island comes to mind, but another ride in Pennsylvania was attracting large crowds of thrill-seekers a decade before.
02:48
America: Facts vs. Fiction
The Truth About America's First Amusement Rides
i
A small anecdote from the crossing of the Mayflower to America reveals that an indentured servant, John Howland was swept off the deck of the ship during a storm, and that had he not been saved US history would have taken a different turn.
01:40
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:The Mayflower and What May Not Have Been
i
There were actually two boats of Pilgrims that left England for the US, and Plymouth Rock was not the first place the Mayflower disembarked.
02:51
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:What Really Happened with the Mayflower
i
There are several facts and fictions associated with New York City's Empire State Building, like that one about a penny dropped from the top having the ability to kill someone on the sidewalk.
02:09
America: Facts vs. Fiction
What Happens When a Penny is Dropped From the Empire State Building?
i
The negative characterization of Edgar Allan Poe as a paranoid drug addict with the darkest of minds can be traced back to one man who was a rival of Poe's. There is no proof of drugs and his "darkness" is only inferred because of the scary stori ...
02:51
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:The Real Edgar Allan Poe
i
Just as with their flags there are many misconceptions about pirates and how they operated.
02:34
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction (Season 2):Pirates and Their Flags Aren't As They Seem
i
The two-day weekend wasn't always the case. What caused the 20th century weekend we've all come to know and love?
01:54
America: Facts vs. Fiction
The Origins of the Weekend
i
Halloween in the early-to-mid-20th century was not a sweet nor pleasant holiday, but an excuse for pranks and general mischief.
02:36
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:How Halloween Has Changed
i
Was President John F. Kennedy really interested in going to space? And how close we were to not being the first to get on the moon?
02:43
America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Soviets and Americans on Moon at Same Time
i