Kerry Beck’s Blog

“The farther backward you can look, the farther foward you can see.”

– Winston Churchill

With all of his time spent studying history, Churchill was able to see into the future and make predictions of what would happen. The ones we often remember are his predictions about Hitler and the Iron Curtain.

But look at these comments that Churchill made long before they became mainstream.

1901 - 8 hour work day
1917 - air power in the next world war
1917 - atomic bomb
1928 - energy crisis

“It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.” -Winston Churchill

History is vital to our own liberties. Teach it well to your children so they can make wise decisions about the future.

Here are a few ideas:
Gileskirk
Ancient History
Medieval History
US History