America: Facts vs. Fiction
America: Facts vs. Fiction
America: Facts vs. Fiction
America: Facts vs. Fiction
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Air Force One has all kinds of weapons to defend itself... right? And a special skin to protect it? Find out!
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America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:The Truth About Air Force One
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There were actually two boats of Pilgrims that left England for the US, and Plymouth Rock was not the first place the Mayflower disembarked.
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Facts vs. Fiction:What Really Happened with the Mayflower
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Witness how childhood boredom escalated into the mass hysteria that led to the Salem Witch Trials.
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Facts vs. Fiction:Salem Witch Craft Hysteria
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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.
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Facts vs. Fiction:Articles of Confederation
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Our vision of Paul Revere's midnight ride is all wrong, especially how it concludes.
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Facts vs. Fiction:The Truth About Paul Revere
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George Washington was preceded by several other Presidents of the United States.
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Facts vs. Fiction:George Washington Not our First President
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Benjamin Franklin was inquisitive but never crazy enough to fly a kite in an electrical storm as is often depicted.
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America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Ben Franklin and That Kite
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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 ...
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America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:The Real Edgar Allan Poe
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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.
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America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Thomas Edison
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There are many common misperceptions about Hoover and FDR as political foes and as lawmakers.
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Facts vs. Fiction:Hoover and FDR
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Common perception is that the Lincoln and JFK assassinations have many parallels, but not so many when fact is separated from fiction.
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Facts vs. Fiction:JFK and Lincoln's Assassinations
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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.
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Facts vs. Fiction:Route 66 Myths
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Halloween in the early-to-mid-20th century was not a sweet nor pleasant holiday, but an excuse for pranks and general mischief.
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Facts vs. Fiction:How Halloween Has Changed
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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?
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America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Soviets and Americans on Moon at Same Time
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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.
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Facts vs. Fiction:It Wasn't Just Paul Revere
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Some of the most noteworthy photographers from the Civil War would move bodies around on the battlefield in order to achieve dramatic effect.
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Facts vs. Fiction (Season 2):Staged Civil War Photography
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Facts vs. Fiction (Season 2):Pirates and Their Flags Aren't As They Seem
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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?
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Many myths endure about Pocahontas, mainly because of the tales told by her contemporary, colonist John Smith.
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Air Force One has all kinds of weapons to defend itself... right? And a special skin to protect it? Find out!
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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.
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Facts vs. Fiction (Season 2):The Intellectuals Took Down Al Capone
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There's much about the events leading up to and the Boston Tea Party itself that is misunderstood.
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Boston Tea Party Misconceptions
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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.
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America: Facts vs. Fiction
Facts vs. Fiction:Thomas Edison
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Benjamin Franklin was inquisitive but never crazy enough to fly a kite in an electrical storm as is often depicted.
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Facts vs. Fiction:Ben Franklin and That Kite
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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.
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Facts vs. Fiction (Season 2):The Four Flights of the Wright Flyer
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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.
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John Glenn's Atlas Rocket Had A 40% Chance Of Exploding On Launch
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Did you know that NASA went out of its way to embrace the unlucky number thirteen?
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Unlucky Number 13 and Apollo XIII
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The United States Bullion Depository, or the more commonly-referred to Fort Knox, is filled with as many misconceptions as it is gold.
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The Myths Surrounding and Inside Fort Knox
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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.
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Facts vs. Fiction (Season 2):George Patton's Counterintuitive Approach to Warfare
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