McGrath of Harlow, What I meant when I said that Europeans have a lot more history to work with than Americans, was that European NATIONS have been around a lot longer than the US. Of course if the defination of history isn't restricted to nations, than of course America has the same amount of history. Especially if you consider the history of the Native Americans. But what I meant was that the US has been around AS A NATION for only about 200 years while European NATIONS have been around centuries long than that.

rebecca