Listen to this week’s podcast to hear some of history’s persistent myths debunked.
Read more about myths in Stuff and Nonsense, from the journal Colonial Williamsburg.
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Post a comment: What historical myths have you heard?
Elizabeth Dover says
One myth that is to often spread is that people were much shorter in the centuries before us.
Jeff Townshend says
It’s a myth that Betsy Ross invented the American flag.
Elizabeth Dover says
I’ve heard that it’s possible that she didn’t, but we have no evidence that she did not sew the first flag. Sometimes I feel it is best to let the harmless myths alone, as they become part of America’s heritage and tradition.
Lacy Edwards says
I always heard that “sleep tight” meant having a tight suspension of ropes under a tick mattress. I’ve since learned it just means sleep well!