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Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 3:30pm
By Rob Ferrett

History matters--now more than ever, in a world increasingly devoted to short-term thinking.   That's the message from two historians, who say the public should be more interested in history, and historians should provide long-term perspectives to the public.

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