An editorial from The Exponent Telegram
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Most every generation is defined by at least one overarching event that brings with it a profound change to the status quo.
Today’s generation can look back at the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, when almost 3,000 people were killed. It led to two wars and a fight against terrorism that has yet to be resolved.
Baby boomers witnessed the assassination of President Kennedy on the streets of Dallas in 1963.
And the parents of the boomers, 74 years ago today, had their ears glued to the radio to get the latest news of the attack on the U.S. Navy base in Pearl Harbor. More than 2,400 Americans were killed, more than 1,000 were wounded and our Pacific fleet was decimated.
The common thread through all these events is that in the blink of an eye, the course of history was altered…