How a Beer Company Built the Myth of Custer's Last Stand

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Beer Ads and Wild West Shows Hyped the Myth of Custer's Heroic 'Last Stand' In 1896, 20 years after Gen. George Custer and 261 of his cavalrymen died at the Battle of Little Bighorn, the beer company Anheuser Busch brewed up a wildly popular ad campaign, and it was called "Custer's Last Fight!" Read more >> The Rusty-spotted Cat Is a Teeny-tiny Wild Cat Known as the "hummingbird of the cat family," this tiny wild cat has a ferocious personality. Read more >> The Founding Fathers Actually Weren't a Bunch of Old Men In fact, some of them were as young as 26. Read more >> What Happens If I Don't Fill Out My Census Form? Someone is very likely to notice and contact you. And that may not be the end of it. Read more >> Can Too Much Sparkling Water Be a Bad Thing? Seltzer water: We love it, but does it love us back? Read more >> Spanking Has Declined Sharply in Last 25 Years, Study Finds U.S. parents are sparing the rod much more frequently than they did in the past, according to a new study. Read more >> Copyright © 2020 HowStuffWorks, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website howstuffworks.com Our mailing address is: HowStuffWorks 1501 Main St Suite 101 Venice, CA 90291 Want to change how you receive these promotional emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list