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# American Myths
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The Enduring Myths of the 1950s People Should Unlearn
Beginning in the early 1970s Americans initiated a wave of nostalgia for the 1950s. The 1960s brought the turmoil of race riots, antiwar protests, a general distrust of established authority and societal…
American History
20 Myths from American History We’re Here to Debunk
Even before the internet came to spread myth and falsehood with extraordinary speed legends and myths became a part of…
American History
20 Various Tales from American Folklore
American folklore actually predates the United States, with personages and places achieving legendary or mythic status before the 1775 “shot…
American History
20 Unsettling Events in the Life of the Settlers of Jamestown, Virginia
When colonists from England landed on the James Peninsula in Virginia in 1607 it was the birth of what became…