Illinois man sets world record for 53-year career teaching social studies

Paul Durietz, 76, started job in Chicago suburb in 1970 and stages US civil war-themed days and mock political school elections

When Paul Durietz taught his first social studies class, Richard Nixon had yet to resign as US president and the American military was at war in Vietnam. The Beatles had also not split, and 29-year-old Pele had just captured his third soccer World Cup title.

Durietz has educated students through a lot of history since then, and now he has the Guinness world record for longest career as a social studies teacher to show for it.