List: Let's Talk History | Curated by Paul Combs

Jan 24, 2025
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Let's Talk HistoryAll My History Articles in One Spot
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Pope John Paul II: The Saint Who Helped Bring Down the SovietsA look at the role he played
Jan 24
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Jan 24
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Is Hagiography History or Hoax?Setting the record straight
Nov 19, 2024
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Nov 19, 2024
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Africa Played a Far Larger Role in World War I Than Anyone RemembersThe continent was not spared the horrors of the Great War
Oct 13, 2024
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Oct 13, 2024
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Don’t Believe These Four Myths About the TitanicNo matter what the movies say
Aug 14, 2024
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Aug 14, 2024
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Five Things You Know About Napoleon Bonaparte That are Simply WrongDon’t believe the myths
Aug 4, 2024
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Aug 4, 2024
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The Best One-Volume History of the American Civil War Ever WrittenA review of ‘Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era’
Jun 3, 2024
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Jun 3, 2024
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Five Things People Believe About William Shakespeare That Simply Are Not TruePutting myths about the Bard to rest
May 6, 2024
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May 6, 2024
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Some Nobel Peace Prize Winners That Will Probably Surprise YouIt’s definitely not who you would expect
Mar 14, 2024
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Mar 14, 2024
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Debunking Some Persistent Thanksgiving Myths Before You Carve That TurkeyMost of what we’ve learned is wrong
Nov 13, 2023
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Nov 13, 2023
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It’s Time to Put These Persistent Myths About Halloween in the GraveThey’ve hung around far too long
Oct 10, 2023
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Oct 10, 2023
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Three U.S. Presidents Who Had a Surprising Connection to AlcoholPour yourself a cold one and have a seat
Mar 19, 2023
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Mar 19, 2023
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If You Think Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence Day, You’re WrongIt’s an understandable mistake
May 5, 2023
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May 5, 2023
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The Remarkable Hero of the 9/11 Attacks You Need to KnowNever forget
Sep 9, 2023
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Sep 9, 2023
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Three Forgotten Battles that Saved Europe as We Know ItIt would be a much different world otherwise
Sep 22, 2021
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Sep 22, 2021
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Four Enduring Myths About the Salem Witch TrialsFire burn and cauldron bubble
Aug 11, 2023
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Aug 11, 2023
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Donald Trump Isn’t the Only Former U.S. President Who Just Couldn’t Give UpThough he is part of a very small club
Aug 4, 2023
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Aug 4, 2023
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How Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Toppled the Berlin WallOne concert ended communism in Eastern Europe
Jul 25, 2023
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Jul 25, 2023
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Three Myths About Texas that Texans Still Love to BelieveLet’s set these straight and go get tacos
Jul 6, 2023
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Jul 6, 2023
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Three Myths About America’s Founding Fathers Debunked for Independence DaySome facts to go with your hot dogs, beer, and fireworks
Jul 1, 2023
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Jul 1, 2023
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After 81 Years, Fort Hood Has Finally Been Renamed After an Actual American HeroIt should have happened long ago
May 10, 2023
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May 10, 2023
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