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PatSeg

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41. I agree

Reply to slightlv (Reply #33)

Wed Aug 27, 2025, 11:35 AM

Aug 27

Most of the history I learned was on my own. I started out being fascinated by archeology and ancient history. Then I gradually started moving forward through different time periods. It wasn't until more recent years that I became interested in American history. It was such a dry and dull subject in school - now I know it also was very sanitized and often inaccurate.

I was lucky in high school as I had a fascinating world history teacher who really inspired me.

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