History With Hilbert | Did German almost become the USA's Official Language? @historywithhilbert | Uploaded June 2024 | Updated October 2024, 22 hours ago.
In 2000, there were around 1.5 Million German speakers in the United States. In 1910, there were almost 3 Million, at that time a much larger proportion of the population. Indeed, you may have heard that it was only narrowly avoided that German, rather than English, became the official language of the country. Find out more.

Timestamps:
00:00-02:30 - Intro
02:30-03:30 - The Muhlenberg Legend
03:30-04:21 - English and German in the USA
04:21-06:00 - Origin of the Myth
06:00-06:45 - Decline of German in the USA
06:45-08:00 - Outro

Music Used:
Blue Danube - Strauss
Sunday Dub - Kevin MacLeod

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