What dates are ingrained in your brain? For me, at this age, and stage, there are 3 dates — and by dates I mean,  month, day, year , that are stuck in my head forever — from lived history and from history books.  One is September, 11, 2001. Forever known as 9/11. Another is November 22, 1963, the date JFK was assassinated. I was not alive, but I know it’s day of mourning for the country. And the last one is December 7, 1941. Pearl Harbor. (It will be 84 years this weekend) Th

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