Myths and misconceptions surround our celebrations of Christmas and New Year's Eve. Learn how the Santa we cherish is actually the product of three New Yorkers and how the Times Square Ball drop is based on a bygone system of standardizing time.

On this special edition of America: Facts vs. Fiction, learn the truth behind some of America's most powerful men and the birth of the country they governed. They include Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Paul Revere, and George Washington.

On this special edition of America: Facts vs. Fiction, learn the real story behind the most famous flying devices in history (Apollo 11 and Air Force One) and the truth behind our most influential inventors (Thomas Edison and Benjamin Franklin).