HISTORY89 - Ten More Historical Myths
Two blogs ago, I wrote about ten historical myths, that though not true, persist in our general discourse today. I received a positive response from that blog, and found ten more myths that I wanted to write about. After a short introduction, I will discuss these ten additional historical myths in approximate historical order. My principal sources include: “The 20 Greatest Historical Myths,” writespirit.net; “Myths Debunked: 5 Widely Believed Tales about Historical Figures,” blog.gale.com; “7 Things People Ge Wrong About American History,” time.com; “10 Popular History Myths (You Probably Believe),” whatculture.com; “Gladiator,” “Date of birth of Jesus,” and “Albert Einstein,” Wikipedia.com; “Spanish in the U.S.,” pbs.org; “Early English Settlements,” joliet86.org; “A brief history of tobacco," edition.cnn.com; “Potato Fun Facts & History,” bsffl.com; “Continental Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence,” history.com; “Constitutional Republic,” legaldictionary.net