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 …
Ty Cobb Myths
Does Ty Cobb live up to his reputation? He is often referred to as one of greatest baseball players of all time, but was Ty Cobb, the Georgia Peach, rotten to …
The Political Ideas of George Washington
Dissecting George Washington George Washington, the general who won the American War of Independence and became the first President of the United States, is probably the most revered politician in …
The Hindenburg Disaster
How a technical error affected our interpretation of history We often talk about the effects that the reporting of dramatic and important events from the past has had on how …
Cocaine & Coca-Cola
Was Coca-Cola’s magic ingredient cocaine? Don’t you just love the jolt you get from Coca-Cola, Buzzkillers? It lifts you up when you’re down. And it gives you energy to get you …
The Rise of Cowboy Hats
“I never trust a man who doesn’t wear a cowboy hat.”-Professor Buzzkill Everyone loves the cowboy hat. Even if you don’t wear one, you want to see your cowboy movie …
