At what age did you grasp the significance of history or historical events?

I was pretty oblivious about something being a historical event in real time until 9/11 at age 7

Just wait until you figure out Gavrilo Princip is the most important figure since Napoleon

I guess when I was a kid and old enough to be taught history in school.

When I was a young man and realized we elected a fascist in 2016. I wept for days.

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I was pretty oblivious about something being a historical event in real time until 9/11 at age 7

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hey you’re only a year older than I am!

Yes all the fascist policies of building a boarder between the US and Mexico.

We were taught words on paper. Dates, names, places on a map. But the older I get, the more fascinating & mysterious the past becomes.

*The Great Pyramids. Underground structures. Massive monoliths & lost / buried cities.

And before someone just says “slaves”, think of the incredible engineering without any ‘modern’ tools or equipment. Takes massive resources & planning. That required order & a sophisticated society.

Mind bending stuff.


*Interesting facts about the Pyramids of Giza.

- Mammoths were still alive when the Pyramids were completed.

- On the timeline, we're closer to Cleopatra than she was to the building of the Great Pyramids.

When I had to register for the draft in 1978 with the Iran problems going on and then when Reagan was elected. The possibility of being on the front line makes you pay attention.

I had a solid grasp of it, then 9/11 happened and made me appreciate it more.

Fast forward 20 years...we are watching citizens of this country openly support removing history they don't like. Makes me appreciate it even more.

Once our modern day Nazis are done canceling and removing, you will have entire generations oblivious again, which is the goal.

Very young when I realized Cronkite was a leftist scum before most people. Nowadays he would be considered mid of the road, but he was a leftist.