#122 - Mini-Myth: The Liberty Bell
Was the Liberty Bell used to announce the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776? Did get its crack from zealous and patriotic bell-ringing? Those are the standard stories, Buzzkil...
7 Heinä 20166min
#121 - Bombing of Dresden
[fusion_text]The bombing of Dresden on 13-14 February 1945 was one of the most destructive of the Allies’ late-war bombing campaigns over Germany. Somewhere between 22,000 and 25,000 people were kille...
5 Heinä 201636min
#120 - Mini-Myth: Star Spangled Banner
The Star Spangled Banner has been the national anthem of the United States since its founding, right? Wrong. Francis Scott Key wrote it 1814, and the song didn’t become the official national anthem un...
30 Kesä 20163min
#119 - Douglas MacArthur Part 2
Douglas MacArthur is one of the most famous and celebrated generals in American history. Along with Patton, however, he’s one of the most misunderstood and most mythologized. Born in the 19th century,...
28 Kesä 201646min
#118 - Mini-Myth: Hitler Didn’t Dance that Jig
Did Adolph Hitler really dance a little victory jig after the surrender of France in June 1940? Could such a nasty and maniacal person really show such light-hearted emotion? Turns out that high-quali...
23 Kesä 20163min
#117 - Douglas MacArthur Part 1
Douglas MacArthur is one of the most famous and celebrated generals in American history. Along with Patton, however, he’s one of the most misunderstood and most mythologized. Born in the 19th century,...
21 Kesä 201646min
#116 - Mini-Myth: Eve and the Apple
Many of us “know” that, in the Garden of Eden, Eve was tempted by a serpent to eat an apple from the tree of knowledge. She ate the apple and that led to God expelling her and Adam from the Garden of ...
16 Kesä 20161min
#115 - Paul Revere
Listen, oh Buzzkillers, and you shall hear, the true story of the Ride of Paul Revere. Silversmith, patriot, brave man and true, but he wasn’t the only one to carry the news.
14 Kesä 20168min
