That’s another thing about history: It endures. History is, by its very definition, the story of the past. But the fact that we continue to wrestle with, reinterpret and retell those stories means they’re important. History is not simply names and dates on a page. It is the context of modern life. History explains, for better or worse, how we became what we are today.
Joan Bauer (born January 21, 1950) is an American politician who served as a member of the Michigan House of Representatives for the 68th district from 2007 to 2012.
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