Snake oil wasn't always a scam.Chinese immigrants who came to the United States brought with them actual snake oil to help with the pains and inflammation brought on by strenuous railroad construction.

Incredibly enough the mayor of New York City, Fernando Wood, suggested in 1861 that New York City secede and declare itself a free city because of its lucrative ties to the cotton industry.

There's much about the events leading up to and the Boston Tea Party itself that is misunderstood.

If all other manners of conflict resolution are exhausted a duel is the last resort.

Many know the research conducted around the first atomic bombs as the "Manhattan Project," but was it really based in New York City?

Did you know that NASA went out of its way to embrace the unlucky number thirteen?

The two-day weekend wasn't always the case. What caused the 20th century weekend we've all come to know and love?

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.

In the fourth century A.D. Christmas supplanted the Roman Saturnalia festival, but the tradition of wild celebrations continued.

Before it was a federal penitentiary Alcatraz housed a military prison, and it was a lot easier to escape. Learn more about Alcatraz including how some prisoners made it off The Rock.

There are many myths surrounding the tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic, in particular with regards to the ship's captain, Edward Smith.

From the War of 1812 to the renovation of 1948, the White House underwent several dramatic changes, but can you separate its facts versus fiction?

Many myths and confusion surround the history and our understanding of slaves' flight from the South.

The United States Bullion Depository, or the more commonly-referred to Fort Knox, is filled with as many misconceptions as it is gold.

It wasn't John Glenn's reentry into the Earth's atmosphere in Friendship 7 that caused the most concern for his Earth-orbiting mission but liftoff in the surprisingly fragile Atlas rocket.

Many myths endure about Pocahontas, mainly because of the tales told by her contemporary, colonist John Smith.

Many myths endure about Pocahontas, mainly because of the tales told by her contemporary, colonist John Smith.

Al Capone, a.k.a. Scar Face, was heavily involved with criminal activities before Prohibition, but the ban on alcohol served only to offer him the opportunity to amass enormous wealth. In the end it wasn't brute force that brought him down.

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?

Benjamin Franklin was inquisitive but never crazy enough to fly a kite in an electrical storm as is often depicted.

There's much about the events leading up to and the Boston Tea Party itself that is misunderstood.

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.

It wasn't John Glenn's reentry into the Earth's atmosphere in Friendship 7 that caused the most concern for his Earth-orbiting mission but liftoff in the surprisingly fragile Atlas rocket.

The Wright brothers' famous "first flight" was actually their 4th flight of the day, as they had not maintained their flyer in the air long enough to their satisfaction.

General George Patton’s nickname "Old Blood and Guts" actually doesn't describe the military tactician properly, as he had a relatively low casualty rate, but he could act impetuously, to the misfortune of his troops.

Did you know that NASA went out of its way to embrace the unlucky number thirteen?

The United States Bullion Depository, or the more commonly-referred to Fort Knox, is filled with as many misconceptions as it is gold.

There are many common misperceptions about Hoover and FDR as political foes and as lawmakers.

There's a lot that you probably didn't know about Mt. Rushmore, including that Thomas Jefferson's face was actually a do-over.

Common perception is that the Lincoln and JFK assassinations have many parallels, but not so many when fact is separated from fiction.

Many myths and confusion surround the history and our understanding of slaves' flight from the South.

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.