American History

I've watched or recorded a number of documentaries recently on various aspects of US history that I am not overly familiar with - think things like Watergate, Jonestown, the Wild West, the history of the FBI, Bill Clinton's presidency.  Even a documentary called A Murder in Mansfield - which randomly caught my attention for obvious reasons, but was actually a really interesting look at family and grief.  I think it's coincidental that these documentaries are all airing around now - but it is kind of weird that there are so many of them currently.  Perhaps it is enlightening to see that we haven't learnt any lessons from the past when we look at the present.