“Strange and marvelous things you see…or have seen: Walt Whitman’s “Ethiopia” made generationally personal"…

Choose  two historical events  and add your own personal memory and perspective  upon them. What was so “strange and marvelous” about them? What might  you tell your children and grandchildren about these events? What words  of “present-day wisdom” might you impart to them from this memory?

Please  make this exercise a personal reflection, as each of our memories are  indeed personal. You may use the Internet in the event you need  additional background information as you write.