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October 31, 2010:
History Matters! to All Americans
My friend, the late Congressman Fred Schwengel, told me about meeting then‑Senator Harry S. Truman in 1935. Schwengel was a college student in Missouri at the time and recalled Truman advising him that, to be a good American, “you should know your history.” Unfortunately, studies have shown that Americans of all ages have a disappointingly poor understanding of American history and civics. Our educators are likewise concerned that neither high school nor college graduates have an adequate ...Read more
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