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Comment #867

2009-11-19T19:25:02Z

My guess the only reason I know about it was my social studies teacher. Though, I think the math must be wrong, because surely 7th grade can't be 20 years ago... :)

Comment #866

2009-11-11T19:36:03Z

You'd think it would have had more of an impact on me, but I barely remember it. I think Desert Storm was the first international event that I can remember being aware of.

Comment #865

2009-11-10T15:19:13Z

Proving once again that even things that require dusting can have a useful, educational purpose. :)

Comment #864

2009-11-10T13:46:34Z

I didn't know about the wall until I got a piece of it. I think having it primed me to be ready to appreciate the events once I heard about them again later in life.

Comment #863

2009-11-09T22:02:57Z

I suspect that Americans who grow up overseas develop a better sense of world events than do most Americans who stay here.

Comment #862

2009-11-09T20:15:27Z

It's hard to believe it's already been 20 years... makes me feel old since I remember it as if I were an adult then (I guess I became aware of world events at an early age). I have a piece of the Wall I got in Berlin in 1997.

Comment #861

2009-11-09T19:41:41Z

It's not altogether a bad thing, not to have personal memories of an age's traumas! You probably know more than most of your generation, because of conversations with Sanda. I'm glad you still have your piece of the Wall; it can be a great visual aid for history lessons.

Comment #860

2009-11-09T19:18:13Z

I still have my piece of the wall. But I guess I will never fully appreciate it. I can read stories, but I wasn't there.