History teachers always take a long time to get to the point. Otherwise, by your theory, I could abbreviate American history in five minutes on the first day of class and take the rest of year off. Allow me to demonstrate (forgive me for being a smart@$$):
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Date: 2005-12-20 12:47 pm (UTC)Columbus. 1492. America. Plymouth. England. Colonies. Revolution. Independence. States. Constitution. Federalism. Washington. Adams. Jefferson. Hamilton. Burr. Madison. 1812. Tocqueville. Monroe. Doctine. Adams. Jackson. Tears. Kinderhook. Harrison. Tyler. Polk. Taylor. Fillmore. Pierce. Buchanan. Gay. Lincoln. Succession. Johnson. Reconstruction. Grant. Hayes. Garfield. Arthur. Cleveland. Harrison. Cleveland. McKinley. Roosevelt. Stick. Taft. Fat. Wilson. WWI. Harding. Teapot. Coolidge. Business. Hoover. Dam. Roosevelt. Polio. Truman. Containment. Eisenhower. WWII. Kennedy. Cuba. Johnson. Vietnam. Nixon. Watergate. Ford. Amnesty. Carter. Peanuts. Reagan. Voodoo. Bush. Iraq. Clinton. Lewinsky. W. Terrorism.