This year has felt like nonstop #news, with significant events coming on a weekly or even daily basis. But it's not unique in #history.
For example, there was 1940: War, the draft and FDR’s historic reelection.
1968: Assassinations, political turmoil and more war.
1973 had legal abortion, a historic peace deal, Watergate and plenty of political mayhem.
#Histodons @histodons #USPolitics
Sure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional
You think 2024 has been packed with a ceaseless and exhausting stream of consequential events? So did Americans in 1940, 1968 and 1973.The Conversation
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