Dear Historians,

I remember exactly where I was 22 years ago. I think most people who were alive do as well. At the time, I think we all knew that the world was going to change. In how our country related to other countries and in how we thought about safety and security.

And it has. And it’s easy to forget about all these changes because they’ve happened so slowly over the last twenty-two years (while also seeming to happen all at once).

That’s why we study history. It’s easy to accept the world we live in as the way it’s supposed to be. But history teaches us that today is the result of complex causes of the past. And is only one of many possible worlds.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt