History

History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians. It is a field of research which uses a narrative to examine and analyse the sequence of events, and it sometimes attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events. Historians debate the nature of history and its usefulness. This includes discu ...more

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    “ History doesn't repeat itself, but it does rhyme. ”
    ― Mark Twain

    Søren Kierkegaard
    “ Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. ”
    ― Søren Kierkegaard

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