Historians: Past Eras Were Worse Than Now
By MARK JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer
Sat Dec 10, 3:40 AM ET



ALBANY, N.Y. - Terrorist attacks, a war in Iraq and natural disasters aren't so bad compared to other tough times in America's past, from the Revolutionary War to the Cold War, history professors say.
Asked to compare eight difficult periods of the nation's history, 46 percent of the 354 professors who responded to a nationwide survey agreed the current era was the least trying. The Civil War, 55 percent said, was the toughest.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051210/ap_on_re_us/trying_times

things that make you go hmmmmm

Great post Smut, I didn't have you figured as a history buff.