Like the American Revolution is recorded within middle school textbooks but I just wonder about every single day, will we actually record historic events today that can be placed in textbooks in future generations? It would be amazing that in about 400 years, people can open up a book and actually read about today's historic events.
2007-01-26 15:47:06 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Much of history has been fictionalized throughout the years, most likely it will get little mention. History is always being "re-written". Unfortunately, because of our liberal media, George Bush will go down as a war monger and Clinton will go down as one of the very best
2007-01-26 15:55:17 · answer #1 · answered by Incognito 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes events of today will be recorded in the school textbooks of tomorrow, but for how many years remains to be seen. Events that seem major today may very well become but a blip in history books within just a few years. The War of 1812, for example, was a very major part of early U.S. history, but it barely gets part of a chapter in many modern textbooks (or even encyclopedias). Even the Revolutionary War has been "shortened" in order to make room for more recent events in many textbooks.
Will people be reading about the war in Iraq 400 years from now? Yes, somewhere, but probably not in standard school textbooks except for a mention as part of G.W. Bush's presidential administration.
2007-01-26 16:08:03 · answer #2 · answered by oldironclub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. People in 400 years WILL be reading about what we are going through today, But, just like the history books we have today, lots of interesting details have been left out. And just like today, that's why historical authors will be important.
2007-01-26 15:53:06 · answer #3 · answered by kj 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Absolutley! I work at a school and the 2007 textbooks have the 9-11 tragedy and the war in Iraq.
2007-01-26 15:50:40 · answer #4 · answered by Mommy of 2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the play and film "1776", Ben Franklin tells John Adams not to worry about errors. "The history books will clean it up," he says. As to your question, who knows? Do you read a great deal about President Grover Cleveland or Lieutenant James Holman? Do you know about Einstein's early career as a tutor and university outcast? Who the hell knows what fascist will erase or re-write history. The poet Paul Valery said, "The trouble with the future is that it isn't what it used to be." So there you go!
2007-01-26 16:16:37 · answer #5 · answered by suriak 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
History is recorded everyday in the paper. All Wars go in History, 911 will be a major part of history
2007-01-26 15:51:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will depend on consequences. If, for example, the expeditions to Iraq and Afghanistan are preliminary rounds in a war of civilisations they will have some prominence (and will be reported in favour of whoever wins that war). If they fizzle out to minor police actions they will receive cursory attention in specialist histories.
2007-01-26 16:25:30 · answer #7 · answered by iansand 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i won't be able to even save song of Obama's differences of place on Iraq anymore. The election is in decrease than 4 months' time, and Obama nonetheless hasn't looked as though it might determine a sparkling Iraq coverage if he's elected. And he nonetheless needs us to entrust him with the Presidency? .
2016-09-28 01:14:46 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, yes. Yes it will. Are you serious?
2007-01-26 15:50:17 · answer #9 · answered by Carson 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah, probably
2007-01-26 15:50:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋