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Article: History Today Millennium Survey.(survey of readers)(Brief Article)
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- December 1, 1999
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LOOK AT THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES if you want to understand the history of the last thousand years. And look at history if you want to understand the biggest problems facing the world today. These are the unmistakable conclusions of History Today's own survey of the last millennium.
Earlier this year we asked our readers to name the most significant day in the history of their country, the institution that has done the most to benefit humanity, and the most important history book of the twentieth century. Finally, we asked what questions readers want to see historians address in the new century.
While there is no agreement on exactly which ...