Common beliefs in history

By alemas
  • Dec 24, 1400

    People claim Medieval Europeans believed the Earth was flat.

    People claim Medieval Europeans believed the Earth was flat.

  • People think Maria Antoinette say "let them eat cake" when she heard that the French peasantry were starving due to a shortage of bread.

    People think Maria Antoinette say "let them eat cake" when she heard that the French peasantry were starving due to a shortage of bread.

  • People believe the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence occurred on July 4, 1776.

    People believe the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence occurred on July 4, 1776.

  • People believe the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was caused by Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicking over a lantern.

    People believe the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was caused by Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicking over a lantern.

  • People think there was a widespread outbreak of panic across the United States in response to Orson Welles' 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds. 

    People think there was a widespread outbreak of panic across the United States in response to Orson Welles' 1938 radio adaptation of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds.