Bad Years 
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
12/15/2020
The Year We Lost
Historians consider whether the disruptions and cancellations of 2020 are a singular conjuncture of bad news or if the year has just highlighted normal patterns of life – deferral of dreams, economic privation, and uncertainty – that the less-privileged have always lived with.
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SOURCE: 3AW (Australia)
12/7/2020
Worst Year Ever? Historian Says 2020 Doesn’t Even Make The Top Five
Arizona State historian Catherine O'Donnell tells an Australian interviewer that 2020 may be bad, but humanity has seen worse years. Listen for a little perspective?
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