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The war waged by America's greatest generation is obscured by myth. Few remember that an American admiral played a pivotal role in showing Japan how...

Myths obscure the real facts about our favorite vices: smoking, drinking and gambling. You won't believe which nation had the first anti-smoking...

Myths taint our knowledge of the 4th of July, St. Patrick's Day, and our favorite mini-holiday, the weekend. We should celebrate Independence Day on...

Much of what we know about the old west is myth, not fact, drawn from movies and TV. Gunfights never started with a quick draw, cowboys weren't all...

Much of what we know about America's secret societies is myth, not truth. The Freemasons have no evil agenda, the Mafia took root not in New York,...

Myths eclipse the real facts about NASA's dramatic rescue of three astronauts aboard the crippled Apollo 13 spacecraft; and Hollywood movies have a...

The real facts of the nuclear age are clouded by myth. Manhattan played a major role in the Manhattan Project; there were closer calls to World War...

Myths litter the stories of America's most infamous bad guys. Al Capone was a philanthropist as well as a hood; Benedict Arnold was a hero as well as...

Myths distort the stories of two of America's most renowned rivalries. Before their fateful duel, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr were law...

Myths and misconceptions surround four pivotal historic moments: the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 B.C., the Boston...

Myths cloud the real facts of America's Civil War. The North's biggest city tried to secede; the Union didn't go to war to end slavery; most deaths...

America's medical history is infected with myths. George Washington's doctors may have inadvertently killed him; Abraham Lincoln used a toxic remedy...

Profiles of U.S. generals, including Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur. Also: a look at Washington, D.C., landmarks.

On this special edition of America: Facts vs. Fiction, we explore the myths behind extraterrestrial spacecraft and we learn the truth of two...

Investigating the nation's most secret vaults to separate fiction from fact.

Profiles of Lewis and Clark; and Pocahontas. Also: a look at the women's suffrage movement.

The spotlight is on amusement parks and world's fairs to separate fiction from truth; explore the myths of two of our favorite holidays, Christmas...

The birth of America and the powerful people behind it are featured.

Hollywood's vision of the old west is explored. Included: the truth behind some of America's renowned rivalries.

The true stories behind America's most infamous bad guys; and the truths behind America's notorious secret societies are investigated.

The myths behind World War II are exposed. Delves into the truths that are often forgotten when it comes to America's Civil War.

The myths surrounding popular favorite vices and the facts behind the most-liked holidays are explored.

The myths behind some of history's most defining moments are uncovered, as well as revealing facts behind America's space explorations.

The science in America's history is examined, including its medical history and its nuclear age.

This documentary series tells the stories that have gripped imaginations for centuries and reveals the fascinating and unexpected history behind them.

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery...

Jamie Theakston uncovers the startling truth behind great myths, historical legends, conspiracy theories, ancient treasures, lost civilisations and...

Series on mankinds myths and mysticisms.