The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy

100 fascinating, unexpected, and startling stories you didn’t learn in history class, presented by The History Channel

History is filled with unpredictable people and unbelievable stories. Consider:

• The Pilgrims landed in Plymouth because they ran out of beer.

• Annie Oakley almost shot Kaiser Wilhelm before WWI.

• Three cigars changed the course of the Civil War.

• The stethoscope was invented when a modest French doctor didn’t want to put his ear to the lavish bosom of a female patient.

• An ...