Some personal and private speculation and research into the facts behind the popular conceptions about events in our history offer some shattering chatter. For you will find further information about the Boston Tea Party, the famous rider's famous horse, Bunker (which was really Breed's) Hill, Nathan Hale, George Washington and the Christmas of 1776, Molly Pitcher, Ft. Sumter and Sheridan's ride (Winchester was 15 miles away), Farragut, Custer, and much of the Spanish American War. The people, phrases and the incidents are discussed in the light what did happen and the whole offers a review of the popularity of legends through the years. Provocative and entertaining history.