WW1 Propaganda Posters: The Real Recruitment Numbers
Britain printed 12 million recruitment posters, America printed even more despite joining 3 years late, and Germany sold war bonds instead.
Updated 2026-08-20
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Propaganda & Media
Rosie the Riveter: The Wrong Woman Got Credit for 70 Years
The 'We Can Do It!' poster wasn't called Rosie the Riveter during WWII and was barely seen. For three decades, the wrong woman was credited as its model.
Updated 2026-08-20
The Vietnam Spitting Myth: What Decades of Archive Searches Actually Found
The popular story of hippies spitting on returning Vietnam veterans has one plausible account behind it after decades of archive searches, and even that one doesn't match the myth.
Updated 2026-08-09
Bois Caïman: The Ceremony Haiti Just Made a Holiday, and the Prayer Written 33 Years Later
The Vodou ceremony credited with starting Haiti's revolution is usually dated to August 14, 1791. The best-documented event on that date was a different meeting, and the famous prayer came from a politician's 1824 poem.
Updated 2026-08-09