American Troops Didn’t Invade Russia
Even though the U.S. and the Soviet Union never engaged in military conflict during the Cold War doesn’t mean we never fought Russia, contrary to what people believe. Truthfully President Woodrow Wilson sent many U.S. troops to Russia decades before in 1918.
These troops sent to Russia consisted of soldiers from the World War’s Allied countries and their goal was to help Russia re-enter World War I against Germany. The war ended regardless and the majority of the Allied forces ended up leaving Russia by 1920. Around 174 American soldiers died during the two years they were in Russia and even though the intervention isn’t widely known in the history books it served as a prelude to future tensions that would happen in the years to come between the West and the Soviet Union.
Ben Franklin Wanted the Turkey to be the National Bird
You may have heard of the tale that Benjamin Franklin wanted the turkey and not the bald eagle to be the national bird of the United States. However, the president did not have any issues about the bald eagle becoming the Great Seal of the U.S. when he wrote a letter to his daughter. He only mentioned that the eagle looked like a turkey on the seal.
He then went on to say that the bald eagle had a bad moral character because he steals food from other birds. He also humorously wrote about the turkey by saying he is a vain and silly bird of courage. By the tone of the letter to his daughter it was obvious that he was just being witty, even though other people through the years have thought otherwise.
