What will children in history class 10 to 20 years from now read about from the year 2009?

Two words – “Barack Obama”

First black president, huge economic crises, bailouts.

Afganistan.

Healthcare reform.

Depending on how things go, potentially some of the pro-gay marriage legislation that was passed this year. Iowa, really?

Fort Hood.

@rangerr Definitely that.

Twitter, H1N1

Michael Jackson.

Fort Hood isn’t going to be more than a footnote, unfortunately.

@holden Why do you think that is?

It’s a small scale tragedy. Those normally don’t make it into the books.

Columbine and the VT shootings are both in updated textbooks.

Obama’s announcement on Afghanistan will definitely be taught in history classes.

The fog lifting…

The fall of the American empire…

Kanye West interrupting Taylor Swift at the VMAs.

@Laina I’d pull my kids out of school if that was in a textbook.

@rangerr Kidding, kidding. It’s just that there was so much media hype around this event that I’m sure it will be remembered for a looong time…

Finding water on the moon.

In the US and UK probably about 10% of what’s in here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009

About Fluther.com ! And Google’s dismissal from China. And probably about how Copenhagen failed.
@Laina I too would rather home-school my kids if that happened