Many public-school children seem to know only two dates - 1492 and 4th of July and as a rule they don't know what happened on either occasion. (Mark Twain)

Many public-school children seem to know only two dates - 1492 and 4th of July and as a rule they don't know what happened on either occasion.

Mark Twain

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