In this photo taken Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 11th grade students learn about the D-Day invasion at Normandy from social sciences teacher Kasey Turcol during an advanced placement history class at Crossroads FLEX school in Cary, N.C. Turcol has just 75 minutes to explain to her high school students the importance of D-Day - and if this wasn’t the 75th anniversary of the turning point in World War II, she wouldn’t devote that much time to it. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) **FILE**
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