And the Cold War. I wonder what it was like back then. And that's just the 20th century. History will always comprise a huge part of our lives. It beckons us, tantalizes us, moves us, stimulates our minds and tugs at our hearts.
History is real.
It really happened. It is why we have family reunions and class reunions, why we research our family's past, why sometimes nostalgia overwhelms us. If not for history, we would have much less to converse about, much less to watch on TV and much less to read about. It is why we have events like Chautauqua 2000 in Grand Island this week. Thanks to history, we will always have a kinship with our forebearers.