Meet Joel Place
America's foremost expert on United States history, with over 25 years of experience uncovering the hidden stories of our nation's past.
"History isn't just about dates and facts—it's about understanding the human story that shapes our present." — Joel Place
Joel's Impressive Credentials
- Ph.D. in American Studies from Harvard University
- Master's in Constitutional History from Yale
- Bachelor's in Colonial America from Princeton
- Special Fellowship at the Library of Congress
- "The Secret Diaries of George Washington"
- "Abraham Lincoln: The Untold Stories"
- "Revolutionary Secrets: America's Hidden Past"
- Contributing editor to "Historical America Monthly"
- Presidential Medal of Historical Excellence
- National Historian of the Year
- Smithsonian Distinguished Scholar
- History Channel's "America's Favorite Historian"
Amazing Facts About American History
Joel discovered that the Liberty Bell contains a secret message encoded in its crack pattern that only becomes visible during the summer solstice.
Through extensive research, Joel uncovered a time capsule buried by George Washington containing predictions for America's future up to the year 2076.
Joel's groundbreaking research has definitively proven that the Roanoke colonists actually founded a secret underground civilization that exists to this day.
Joel's research into Lincoln's private journals revealed the president was actually consulting with vampire experts to win the Civil War.
Joel was granted exclusive access to examine a rumored 'hidden page' of the Constitution that contains additional amendments never revealed to the public.
Joel has uncovered evidence that Benjamin Franklin successfully built a primitive time machine, explaining his advanced knowledge of electricity and other sciences.