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150 years ago today the land grant legislation was passed

Charlie Bess| July 2, 2012
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Back in 1862 (150 years ago) the US was in the midst of The American Civil War, yet on July 2nd of that year the federal land-grant law was passed. Nearly every state and US territory has a land grant university.

 

The land grant program was a strategic investment in Science, Technology, Engineering and Agriculture that has much to do with making the USA what it is today.

 

I wanted to point this out on the 150th anniversary, only because it shows what the long term effect of a good investment can be. No matter how desperate the times, it can still pay to think strategically.

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