Historical Events that Didn't Happen Like You Think

Uncover the truth behind historical myths! Did Paul Revere really shout "The British are coming!"? Was the Titanic's demise solely due to an iceberg? Explore iconic events redefined in this captivating video!

[HistoricTravels]

Afternoon, I am a titanic YouTuber and I do overall enjoy your content but you got several things wrong with your Titanic section in this video. The biggest thing that stood out to me was your comment about the coal fire. True the titanic was on fire during the voyage but those black marks you showed in photos were not caused by the fire. The fire was further aft in the starboard side coal bunker of boiler room 6. Underneath the first funnel. The fire didn’t damage titanic like many people claim. Second while it is true the steal/iron standards for 1912 are not as good as they are today. For the time Titanic was built very strong and I’ve never heard of the ship leaking pre sinking. Third the binoculars wouldn’t of helped that night at all. Ship crews don’t use them at night it would be like looking at a black wall. The best way to spot ice in the conditions titanic was in was to stare at the horizon and try to notice the outline of the iceberg against the horizon. Plus you need to mention the cold water mirage. Overall I like your content but be very careful when researching titanic. A lot of bad information out there.

[SirToxe]

I am German (13 at the time) and the fall of The Wall was absolutely WILD! Days before and after. We couldn’t believe what was happening and it was a miracle that it went completely peaceful.

[klti]

Schabowskis answer to the question by the reporter is legendary here with anyone above a certain age, and it was definitely a minor miracle the right commanders were on duty that night, and everyone remembered they were human, this could have so easily turned into a bloodbath.

[thamirivonjaahri]

Regarding Titanic, I can literally see reaction from Mike (Oceanliner Designs channel) comin'. Dude literally started his passion for ships (and channel itself) with Titanic and I trust him to be one of the well acknowledged in the subject

[SupermarketSweep]

4:24-9:24
Prepare to have this segment ripped to shreds.
-Mike Brady

[Sulfuron]

As soon as I saw the Titanic, I immediately went to the comments and wasn't disappointed lol

[OmegaProductions]

Immediately rolled my eyes at the thumbnail and what that implied, and the video didn’t disappoint. Filled with errors and, ironically, myths.

[StrongDreamsWaitHere]

It’s a weird nitpick about the Titanic. If not for the iceberg, she would not have sunk. There were probably other reasons related to construction methods, brittleness of the steel, and the coal bunker fire, that contributed. But without the iceberg, those things would not have mattered.

[manekinskajloker]

I'll try to make it short. As always, I love to watch the channel, BUT Whoever wrote the script for Simon did not do any research on the titanic and probably just seen bunch of conspiracy videos on the subject: 1 Olympic had 2 compartments flooded after collision with hawk and basically limped to port. 2 - rivets in comparison to MODERN STANDARDS were subpar, BUT for the Era, they were top quality. 3 that mark on the photo showing the "fire damage" is NOWERE NEAR the place where fire took place (from outside look) the damaged area was below the water line and on that photo is just literally a smudge on the picture). 4 titanic had inoperative telegraph after they left Europe and only got fixed on the morning day before the sinking. I was not expecting that many errors from such a great show like this, not gonna lie I'm a bit disappointed 😅

[samcarpenter_]

Worth noting that the steel and rivet quality on the Titanic was exceptional for the time, the reports of 'leaking' due to bad rivets are false. The steel was brittle by today's standards but was just as good as anything else being put onto ships in the 1910s - H&W were the world's leading shipbuilder. They did NOT cheap out on materials as is suggested here. The reports of any kind of 'warping' of the hull from the coal fire are completely made up too, and the mark at 8:45 is just a smudge on the lens and is too far forward from where the coal fire was actually burning. Quite a lot of already debunked stuff has made its way into this video.

[Ultraramage]

Wait until my friend Mike Brady, from Oceanliner Designs hears about this one.

[casinodelonge]

Re the Titanic, a significant reason why the lifeboats left undermanned was that the crew thought the davits supporting the boats weren't rated to lower the boats fully loaded, when they actually were as a drill covering this had been held previously. Also of course, the collapsible boats on top of the wheelhouse also were not deployed on time either.

[irritatedmushroom]

The fire on the Titanic actually ended up being helpful during the sinking. Due to the fire, which was on the starboard side, hundreds of tonnes of coal needed to be moved from the starboard side to the port side. When the ship hit the iceberg, it was struck on the starboard side. All the coal they had moved previously when extinguishing the fire meant the ship sank on a mostly even keel, which meant the lifeboats on both sides could be lowered away. All that said, the fire was never a concern for danger - more an inconvenience initially that ended up making a positive difference in the end.

What you said about the construction of the ship was not correct though. The ship was made of the best quality materials for the day and the rivets were fine. Olympic was designed with exactly the same materials and had a long career.

It’s also been argued that binoculars would not have helped and probably would not have even been used under the conditions in which the Titanic hit the iceberg. All binoculars would have done is meant the lookouts would have seen darkness…but closer. It would have taken time to focus, check without the binoculars, then double check with… ultimately binoculars would have slowed down the call for the iceberg from the crow’s nest to the bridge.

Additionally regarding the lifeboats, whilst what you said was correct that some passengers would rather have stayed on the big “safe” ship than get into the small rickety boat, lifeboats in those days were not designed to get everyone all off the ship at once. Instead, the idea was to use them as little ferry boats from a stricken ship to another nearby vessel. With this thought in mind, it would have been better to fill the boats with as many willing passengers as fast as possible, and then ferry the lifeboats back and forth as needed. Hindsight is a beautiful thing though and times have changed a lot since then. Though to be honest, having more lifeboats on the Titanic would probably have been a hinderance. They only just managed to get all the lifeboats on A deck away in time. The launching of the last two collapsible boats was a shambles. More lifeboats would have taken up more of the crew’s valuable time. All said, they did the best they could with the time and information they had in the moment.

[monsieurcommissaire]

I see that Historic Travels has already covered the issues I had with the section on Titanic. Trust him, he's a tireless researcher and he really knows Titanic. I highly recommend his videos as well as those by Ocean Liner Designs. The two of them are the very best YT has to offer on the subject of RMS Titanic.
There are a great many myths and legends surrounding Titanic; that is likely to always be the case, as she has a way of capturing hearts and minds more than 100 years since her loss.

[goodfellow]

The Titanic was cut in half by Godzilla after he was transported back in time and trapped inside an iceberg. Everyone who took fourth grade world history knows that.

[AeroGuy]

One of my brothers friends was stationed in Germany when the wall fell and he was there. It was a lot of things, but most of all it was a massive celebration.

[libertyresearch-iufy]

I would like to point out that, before the war, Lincoln preferred to have the slaves returned to Africa to prevent the war, which gives more context for your quote that you did. Do you really know how to do research?

[touchstoneaf]

Even though I now know it was more complicated than I understood as a child, I will never forget the image in the days afterward of people up there with their bare hands tearing that wall down. It brings me to tears every time I think of it. It was incredible to live at the same time as this kind of history. I wish kids these days knew how big a deal that was, but they probably haven't even heard of it, and most of them probably have no idea how those events affected the ones that now currently pertain to their lives.

[briant]

On Lincoln, the quote is from a campaign speech. It is questionable whether it reflected his personal views or was just intended to not scare off voters.

On the Emancipation Proclamation, it was an executive order. As such, it didn't matter what Lincoln wanted to do. He couldn't have freed slaves in the north by a stroke of his pen. The Proclamation was an order to the military on the prosecution of the war, something within his power as President.

[Steve-tra]

Thank you Simon, that was a most enjoyable episode. Please keep them coming!