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[转载]50 Myths about US History
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Debunking 50 American History Myths That Just Aren't True
Let us have a look at 50 of the greatest myths in American history.
1. The Signing Of the American Declaration Of Independence Occurred On July 4th, 1776
2. Inventor Thomas Edison Was The First Person Ever To Invent The Lightbulb
3. John Smith And Pocahontas Fell In Love Which Led To Their People Uniting
4. The First Thanksgiving Was A Joyous Affair Between The Native Americans And The Pilgrims
5. There Were Witches Burnt At The Stake During The Salem Witch Trials
6. The Famed Paul Revere Yelled, “The British Are Coming” While Riding On Horseback Through The Streets Of Massachusetts7. Former US President George Washington Had Wooden Teeth8. There Was Never Any Slavery In The North Only In The South9. The Explorer Christopher Columbus Was The First Person To Discover America10. Upon Landing On The Moon, Astronaut Neil Armstrong said, “One Small Step For Man, One Giant Leap For Mankind” 11. American Seamstress Betsy Ross Designed And Sewed The First US Flag12. The Battle At Alamo Involved Troops Fighting To Free Texas And America13. The Majority Of US Presidents Stayed Away From Alcohol14. Mass Panic Ensued After Orson Welles Adapted H.G. Wells’s “The War Of The Worlds” During A Live Broadcast 15. Former President Abraham Lincoln Owned Slaves16. The Famous Wall Street Crash Of 1929 Caused Mass Suicides To Occur17. Abner Doubleday Invented Baseball In Cooperstown, New York18. Colonial Southern Homes Had Kitchens That Were Separated From The Main House Due To Fears Associated With House Fires19. The Island Of Manhattan Was Bought From The Native Americans for $24 Worth Of Beads20. Former President Of The US George Washington Chopped Down A Cherry Tree21. Famous Scientist George Washington Carver Invented Peanut Butter22. The 1960s - 1970s Women’s Liberation Movement Was Hostile Towards Men 23. The Large Crack In The Liberty Bell Occurred On July 4th, 1776 24. George Washington Was The First US President To Reside In The White House 25. Washington DC Has Always Been America's Capital City 26. Benjamin Franklin Believed That A Turkey Should Be The American National Bird 27. Walt Disney Was The Designer Behind The Iconic Disney Character Mickey Mouse 28. American Cowboys Wore Cowboy Hats 29. Former US President Richard Nixon Was An Avid Environmentalist 30. It’s Highly Illegal To Burn The American Flag 31. America Evolved From Thirteen Original Colonies 32. William Howard Taft Got Stuck In A Whitehouse Bathtub 33. The First Car Was Invented In America 34. All The Founding Fathers Were Christians 35. The American Government Knew The Attack On Pearl Harbor Would Occur 36. Former US President Abraham Lincoln Was Wholeheartedly Always Against Slavery 37. American Troops Single-Handedly Defeated Hitler During World War Two 38. US Pilot Charles Lindbergh Was The First Person To Complete A Solo Transatlantic Crossing In An Airplane 39. A Gold Miner Invented The Martini During The Gold Rush 40. The Majority Of Men In The American Colonies Wore Wigs 41. A Constitutional Mandate Stipulates That The Supreme Court Needs To Have Nine Members And Has Always Had Nine Members 42. After America gained Independence, Pirates ceased To Exist 43. A Singular Cow Kicking Over A Lantern started the Great Chicago Fire Of 187144. The First Gunshot Known As The “Shot Heard Around The World.” Started The Revolution 45. The World Famous Phrase, “Houston We, Have A Problem,” Is Historically Incorrect 46. Hallucinogens Were The Cause Of The Salem Witchcraft Crisis 47. The Wild West Was Fraught With Violence That Involved Daily Murders And Shootouts 48. The Gay Rights Movement Is A Relatively New Concept49. General Washington Was An Ingenious Strategist And Tactician Famed For His Many Victories During Battle 50. Throughout History, America Has Never Fought To Conquer Foreign Lands
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