Report: Many US Teens Never Heard of Osama bin Laden

Report: Many US Teens Never Heard of Osama bin Laden

A recent study which monitored search trends on Yahoo.com revealed that 25percent of American youth didn’t know who Osama bin Laden was prior to his death. America’s formerly most wanted man led Internet searches this week with President Obama, Pakistan and George W. Bush close behind. In the teens’ defense, those searches could have been motivated by the desire to learn more about the man behind the horrific 9/11 attacks; nonetheless, one can’t help but wonder if this is yet another reason to spend more time and resources educating our youth.

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"Teens Don’t Know Who Osama Bin Laden Is, According to Yahoo! Search Trends"
Searches on Sunday for Osama bin Laden spiked nearly 100,00% on Yahoo!, also making him the most-searched person of the day. Nearly 1 in 5 searches for “osama bin laden” are by teenagers, many of who grew up during the war on terrorism. 25% of searches overall for Osama came from those under 24.