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What Most People Don’t Know About Our 250-Year History, Part II

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U.S. history books don’t point out the benefits brought by the Industrial Revolution. getty As we approach our country’s 250th birthday, there is no better time to reflect on where we have been and how we got here. Yet Americans are surprisingly ignorant about our past. As I noted in Part I, the book The…

What Most People Don’t Know About Our 250-Year History, Part I

admin5549 months ago012 mins

The Fed allowed one-third of U.S. banks to fail during the Depression. FPG/Hulton Archive. Getty Images As we approach our country’s 250th birthday, there is no better time to reflect on where we have been and how we got here. Yet Americans are surprisingly ignorant about our past. One reason: So much bad history has…