@cspanofficial: C-SPAN's "America's Book Club" — Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed and presidential historian and bestselling author Douglas Brinkley discuss what they consider the most important event of the 21st century. "First thing I thought of when you asked that — I just saw visions of 9/11," Mr. Brinkley said. "This made the 21st century a kind of a hyper security, kind of fear that's crept into society." "The election of Donald Trump," Ms. Gordon-Reed said. "It had a huge impact on the country, so that's what people will look back to in the 21st century." Watch the full interview SUNDAY at 6pm and 9pm ET/PT on C-SPAN. #cspan #cspanabc #books #21stcentury

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Rich :

The most damaging event, and I believe historians will say the most significant event, is the rapid rise of authoritarianism in the US.

2026-10-29 21:06:15

Camwadam :

If you'd adked this 100 years ago, people would have said WWI, the invention of modern fertilizer, or the flu pandemic. There were even more big things to come down the line--WWII, electrification, nuclear weapons, birth control, civil rights, antibiotics, and many more. We're barely 1/4th of the way through this century. There are much bigger things coming that we have now way to predict.

2026-10-30 04:10:15

nothingtodo225 :

the biggest single thing is COVID. no contest

2026-10-30 03:09:43

Molar Watson 2 :

I will always serve America

2026-10-29 23:27:18

christinepatton21 :

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢yes

2026-10-30 01:27:59

Camille :

IS THAT ALICIA SIKOREY OR JUST SOME GUY

2026-10-29 20:57:47

arsenal4442 :

9/11 is a footnote now, probably rise of authoritarianism.

2026-10-30 02:01:25

Lily Rose 🌹 :

I'd say us fishin'

2026-10-30 02:25:43

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