Names , events , etc....
2007-02-15 01:52:46 · 9 answers · asked by citizen high 6 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Nice answers.
So , folks , how to choose ?
Let us see what people think about these common historical mistakes .
2007-02-16 03:37:02 · update #1
1. Declaration of Independence was actually signed on July 2, not July 4.
2. Vikings never wore helmets with horns sticking out of them.
3. Most people already knew the Earth was round prior to Columbus
4. The Emancipation Proclamation actually didn't free any slaves (the 13th Amendment did that, after Lincoln was dead)
2007-02-15 02:11:19 · answer #1 · answered by apothegm1066 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several. Watch the film "Braveheart".
William Wallace did not sleep with the queen of France, that was just stupid.
King Stephen of Ireland did not fight with Wallace, the Irish did not get involved with him.
William Wallace fled the battlefield at Falkirk, leaving his men to be slaughtered.
The Scottish "army" adopted a scorched earth policy. Wallace burned his own country and went into hiding before his eventual capture.
King Edward I died two years after Wallace's execution in 1307.
Robert the Bruce did not pick up the banner that successfully so quickly. The film did get his dithering right but Wallace was executed in 1305 and Bannockburn was fought in 1314. It was Robert the Bruce and not William Wallace who invaded England in the aftermath of 1314.
2007-02-15 02:18:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That the White House got that name because it was painted white to cover up the burn marks after the British occupation of Washington during the War of 1812.
2007-02-15 04:44:11 · answer #3 · answered by CanProf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
June 17, 1775: The Battle of Bunker Hill was actually fought on Breed's Hill.
2007-02-15 02:00:27 · answer #4 · answered by Chrispy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the war with Mexico, the US was the aggressor, not the other way around. It was instigated by the president as an excuse to take over California.
2007-02-15 02:07:21 · answer #5 · answered by Buffy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That during the Battle of the Bulge in WWII, Patton's 3rd Army 'rescued' the surrounded 101st Airborne division defending Bastogne. No member of the 101st ever remembered needing to be 'rescued'. They were paratroopers, they're supposed to be surrounded.
2007-02-15 06:13:18 · answer #6 · answered by Bob Mc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The preemptive strike on IRAQ by the Bush Administration.
2007-02-15 03:25:32 · answer #7 · answered by Alfie333 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The most common mistake people make is believing what is written in history books. History is written by the victors of wars, and what they do not like is usually hidden or destroyed.
2007-02-15 01:59:40 · answer #8 · answered by MrKnowItAll 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Invading Russia and not leaving before winter sets in.
Happened to Napoleon and it happened to Hitler.
Whoops.....BRRRRR!
2007-02-15 02:09:53 · answer #9 · answered by SnowFlats 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋