#114 - Mini-Myth: Titantic
The myths about the RMS Titanic, which sank on April 15, 2012, are themselves so big and numerous that we could call them titanic in their own right. In fact, they’ve lasted so long they might be cons...
9 Jun 20164min
#113 - Scopes Trial
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 theory of evolution. In doin...
7 Jun 201633min
#112 - Mini-Myth: Pony Express
The image of the Pony Express is very strong in the American consciousness. Here’s what we “remember” -- a rider galloping as fast as the wind through the wild west, ignoring the elements, dodging ho...
2 Jun 20163min
#111 - Workers Entombed in Concrete
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 poured as part of a major construction project. Before he can be saved...
31 Mai 20166min
#110 - Mini-Myth: Spanish Flu
The great influenza pandemic of 1918-1920 was the one of the worst disasters in human history. Somewhere between 50 and 100 million people were killed by the flu world-wide. But did it start in Spain?...
26 Mai 20162min
#109 - St Francis of Assisi
St. Francis of Assisi is one of the most popular saints in the Christian religion. He’s known as a lover of animals, the first eco-warrior, and a peace-negotiator during the crusades. How much of this...
24 Mai 201639min
#108 - Mini-Myth: Ty Cobb
Was the Ty Cobb, the Georgia Peach, rotten to the core? He is often referred to as one of greatest baseball players of all time. But was his professional greatness mirrored by personal reprehensibilit...
19 Mai 20163min
#107 - George Washington’s Political Beliefs
George Washington has every political ideal in the country ascribed to him at one time or another. Big government. Limited government. Freedom of religion. Freedom from religion. What did he really th...
17 Mai 20168min
