I used to think President Gerald Ford was "General Ford". I couldn't understand why a general wouldn't wear a uniform and look like Patton. I believed this right into Jr. High, nobody ever corrected me. It wasn't until I read his name in a text book that I figured out my mistake.
A childhood belief about history
others believed things like this
- I used to believe that President Ford invented the automobile.Anon
- I thought a major general is more powerful than just a general (which still kind of makes sense to me)— Demond
- I thought there were only four ranks in the army: private, corporal, Seargeant, and General— Alberto Richardson
- One kid I know believed that because I wear glasses, it wouldn't hurt if he poked my eye.Anon
- I used to believe my dad was the best male figure in the world and wondered why he wasn't president already.— Ivy :)
- I used to believe if you read a book in the dark, you would go blind.— Ellen