According to legend, on this date in 1307, William Tell shot an apple off his son’s head with a crossbow. Here are some things you may not have known about the legend. The first reference to William Tell appeared about 100 years after his supposed death. It describes Tell as a leader of the Swiss Confederate rebellion against Hapsburg Austria. […]

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