History Myths – Page 16

World War II History: Could Long-Lost Amber Room Be Stashed in a Nazi Bunker in Poland?

Posted on 14 June 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

There is perhaps no lost-treasure mystery more seductive than that of the priceless Amber Room of Peter the Great, which disappeared in the chaotic closing hours of World War II. Now Bartlomiej Plebanczyk, an unassuming historian and museum director in northeastern Poland, believes he has found it. Elderly villagers told Mr. Plebanczyk that they had…

Brush-Up On Your History: The Myths of “American” Slavery

Posted on 2 June 2016 by The Tactical Hermit

As construction of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture progresses toward its September opening, Museum Director Lonnie Bunch joined CBS “60 Minutes”’ Scott Pelley on a visit to Mozambique in search of a ship that carried hundreds of African slaves to the bottom of the Indian Ocean when it foundered 220…

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