Many public-school children seem to know only two dates

Mark Twain
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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 (2016). The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain, p.46, Chartwell
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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 (2016). The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain, p.46, Chartwell

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