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Recent research has exposed that the Father of the United States, General George Washington, oversaw a vast network of spies during the American Revolution, but he was also one of the weakest field generals in American history. Even more startling, he was a master of lies and deceit.

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Now one of the most visited pages of the TheHistoryBluff.com, the caption contest is back with a picture of President Richard Nixon. The person who submits the winning caption will receive a The History Bluff bookmark.
Last week’s winner, R. Todd, will be receiving his this week. He is to be envied.

The History Bluff Mailbag has been stuffed as full as Howard Taft’s three-piece suit so we feel it necessary to answer your questions and comments in this post.
The first question comes from Kurt of Jackson City, TN who apparently never heard of General Cuetip and argues that the account is false. He said, “The Q-Tip [...]

This week will be mostly focused on the American Civil War. To honor that, we’ve posted a picture for our Caption Contest to go along with the theme. To participate in the contest click on the Caption Contest button at the top of the page. The winner will be announced on Friday and will receive [...]

Many Americans during the early 1800’s believed tomatoes to be poisonous. In late September of 1820, Colonel Robert Gibbon Johnson told the people of Salem, New Jersey that he would eat a basket of tomatoes to prove that they were not poisonous. On the 28th of September, he ate all of the tomatoes as promised. [...]

June 8, 1956: After signing autographs for fans, Elvis Presley took a bicycle ride near his home in Tennessee. He crashed into a boulder, losing both of his upper-front teeth. Dentures were quickly rushed to him before he made another public appearance.

For three months in 1961 Scotland experienced a terrible inconvenience that completely crippled Scotland’s public transportation system and worsened their most recent industrial decline. The country’s industrial center was Greater Glasgow, which had also been a major contributor during the Industrial Revolution.
O’Keefe, the Public Transportation System Director of Greater Glasgow, came in 1960 with the [...]

To follow-up on a comment made by a very inquisitive student of history, we will be focusing in on what part humanoids had in the Japanese war effort during WWII.

WWII was a time of grave danger for the world made worse by rumors of robotic humans (humanoids) who could fight on the side of the [...]

We’ve got a new picture for this week’s caption contest. Click here to see the picture and submit your caption. The winner will receive a limited edition bookmark from The History Bluff!

Two reenactors at the 1958 reenactment of the Utah War which was fought between the Mormons and the United States government from 1857 to 1858.