Season 1 · Episode 5
hiStory
tales of times long ago that are just that, tales.
February 27, 201828m 44s
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Show Notes
Take, for example, George Washington’s youthful proclamation on the lumberjacking of his father’s cherry tree - “I cannot tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet.” It’s one of the first presidential facts American children learn in elementary school. The trouble is, that story is a complete fabrication.
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