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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
Summer, Education, Children
Mark Twain (2016). “The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain”, p.46, Chartwell
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.