Wednesday is the 74th anniversary of D-Day, the day Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy which ultimately led to liberating Europe from Hitler’s rule. It’s one of my favorite historical events because Hitler’s regime was so clearly evil and Operation Overlord was such a clear example of the extent to which men will go to free others from tyranny. Still, despite the fame D-Day now enjoys, what with books and movies like “Saving Private Ryan,” history still isn’t a popular subject in schools – and it should be.
A 2014 report by the National Assessment of Educational Progress showed that only 18 percent of high school kids in America were proficient in U.S. history. Some of America’s elite colleges don’t require Western civilization classes, and many high school history courses gloss over pivotal events, especially if they seem “controversial.”
