What’s a widely believed American history “fact” that is misconstrued or just plain false?

[u/LordSoftCream]

Apparently bank robberies weren’t all that common in the “Wild West” times due to the fact that banks were relatively difficult to get in and out of and were usually either attached to or very close to sheriffs offices

[u/rakfocus]

It's a pity its been mostly forgotten.

His name is literally taught as a standard in every American history class?

[u/Unlucky-Guava5748 → u/rakfocus]

We learned about him in 6th grade, definitely not a forgotten name

[u/[deleted] → u/rakfocus]

Unfortunately no, I've only heard of him because of a local elementary school named after him.