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Title: America: Facts vs. Fiction
Overview: History as we generally know it is full of holes or half-truths, and a mother lode of juicy details have been lost, distorted, covered up or simply ignored along the way. Former Naval officer and actor Jamie Kaler is on a mission to set the record straight on the most familiar and beloved stories from our nation's and military's past, filling in the blanks, debunking the occasional myth, and exploring why we sometimes get our own history, well, slightly wrong
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Discovering the real truth behind some of America's greatest landmarks.
Exposing the truth behind favorite Fall holidays Thanksgiving and Halloween.
Profiles of U.S. generals, including Dwight Eisenhower and Douglas MacArthur. Also: a look at Washington, D.C., landmarks.
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 and New Year's Eve.
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.
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