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America: Facts vs. Fiction is a series that is currently running and has 6 seasons (60 episodes). The series first aired on July 10, 2013.
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- Wednesday 10:00 PM et/pt on Military Channel
- 6 Seasons, 60 Episodes
- July 10, 2013
- Action & Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family, History, Military & War
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/10 - Cast: Jamie Kaler
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Explores the myths that infect America's medical history and the facts behind America's nuclear age.
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The myths behind some of history's most defining moments are uncovered, as well as revealing facts behind America's space explorations.
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The myths behind World War II are exposed. Delves into the truths that are often forgotten when it comes to America's Civil War.
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Rethink Hollywood's vision of the old west, and learn about truth behind some of America's renowned rivalries.
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America's medical history is polluted with myths. George Washington's physicians may have accidentally killed him; Abraham Lincoln used a toxic remedy that altered his mind; and heroin was, for a time, a best-selling cough suppressant.
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Myths conceal the actual facts of America's Civil War. The North's largest city attempted to secede; the Union didn't go to war to stop slavery; most deaths weren't inflicted by battle wounds, and Grant and Lee didn't finalize the conflict; two other generals did.
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Discover the truth behind some of America's most influential men and the start of the country they governed.
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The focus is on amusement parks and world's fairs to divide fiction from truth; investigate the myths of two of our favorite holidays, Christmas and New Year's Eve.
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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 III than the Cuban Missile Crisis; America's nuclear security hangs on a football and a biscuit.
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Myths hide the real truth behind NASA's dramatic rescue of three astronauts aboard the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft; Hollywood films have a hit-and-miss track record of showing the realities of interstellar exploration.
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Myths and misconceptions surrounding four pivotal historic moments: the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962; the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC; the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.
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Myths alter our knowledge of the 4th of July, St. Patrick's Day, and our most loved mini-holiday, the weekend. We should honor Independence Day on July 2nd, St. Patrick wasn't Irish, and the concept of a fun weekend is a new creation.
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Myths obscure the real facts about our favorite vices: smoking, drinking and gambling. Discover which nation had the first anti-smoking campaign, what those three X's on a jug of moonshine mean, or where our first slot machines appeared.
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Profiles of U.S. generals, including Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur. Also: a look at Washington, D.C., landmarks.
