War has played a key role in the history of the United States, from the nation's founding right down to the present.

Wars made the United States independent, kept it together, increased its size, and established it as a global superpower.

Hi, I'm James Early, host of the Key Battles of American History podcast.

In each episode, I discuss American history through the lens of the most important battles of America's Wars.

To start listening now, go to pathanonpodcast.com or search Key Battles of American History on your favorite podcast platform.

The history of the Popes of Rome and Christianity reaches into nearly every aspect of history.

In the history of the Papacy podcast, we step over the rope. We dive into, discover more about the people events and

background that define the influence of the Popes of Rome and church not only on the West, but the world.

To start listening now, go to pathanonpodcast.com or search for history of the Papacy on your favorite podcast platform.

Welcome to the History Unplugged Podcast, the unscripted show that celebrates unsung heroes,

myth busts historical lies, and rediscoveres the forgotten stories that changed our world.

I'm your host, Scott Rank.

Hey everyone, welcome to an in-between-a-sode where answer any question that you have about history.

Today's question is this, what is one of the most misunderstood events in history?

Well, I think that's pretty easy. I would like to point you toward the Galileo affair.

So let's start at the beginning.

As people think of the trial of Galileo Galilei as an example of religious bigotry,

clashing with the advancing unstoppable force of the Renaissance,

a evil superstition is clashing with the rise of reason and science.

But that's not what this episode was. Rather, I had to do with the clash of egos and personalities.

First of all, let's dispense with one myth that Galileo proved the Earth went around the Sun

and not the other way around. Well, Galileo didn't prove anything.

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