When I was little I thought that the First World War was at the beginning of time and all the history one learned at school (1066, Tudors etc.) was later. I also believed that one of the main changes over the course of history was that men's hair got shorter and shorter (this was the early 1960s)
A childhood belief about history
others believed things like this
- When you ordered small fries they were just shorterAnon
- Airplanes got places faster because it was actually a shorter distance up there.Anon
- I always believed that we lived in Manchester (we didn't) but it was always the main place on the local news!— Richard M
- When I was a kid, I believed that bible school was "beauty school", and called it that all the time.— Dana
- I believed that if you ate a piece of your own hair, a new strand of hair would grow on your head.— Ryo
- When a "mean girl" in early grade school asked me if I was a virgin I answered "no I am catholic."— Hilary