Many popular beliefs about the founding of the United States are actually myths. Learn what's true and what's not.

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While there are plenty of historical topics U.S. citizens agree on, the birth of the nation isn't one of them, according to a new report from Johns Hopkins SNF Agora Institute and a nonprofit called ...