“America 1900” America in the year 1900: prosperous, progressive, optimistic, a leader, on the cutting edge of education, and faced with horrible tragedy. When compared with America today, it’s difficult to not see likeness. Today, we are on the rebound with the belief that things will get better, and we are still a world leader. We are also similarly faced with horrific tragedy, the worst terrorist incident in our country’s history. The country today does, …showed first 75 words of 1985 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1985 total…they exist nonetheless. We once again are facing conflict halfway around the globe. Immigration is up again in the 90’s. Despite economic downturn, Americans are still optimistic and expect everything to get better. Our country has shifted from being a rural nation in 1900 to being a firm urban country. The population has exploded in the last 100 years from 76 million to 281 million. We lead the world in every category. It seems America is here to stay.