In today’s History newsletter: A historian argues Charles Lindbergh’s famous flight was overrated. Plus, the women overshadowed by Carl Jung, and learn about who the sirens really were in ancient mythology. 

But first: The shipwreck full of gold that sparked a U.S. economic crisis.

PHOTOGRAPH BY LOGIC IMAGES, ALAMY STOCK PHOTO

At the height of the gold rush, a ship laden with treasure being brought back east sank off the coast of South Carolina, taking with it not only hundreds of lives, but the U.S. economy.

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF BRIDGEMAN IMAGES

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