History (from Greek ἱστορία, historia, meaning inquiry) is the study of the past…
History is asking questions.
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And answering them.
Herodotus of Halicarnassus here presents his research so that human events do not fade with time. May the great and wonderful deeds – some brought forth by the Hellenes, others by the barbarians – not go unsung as well as the causes that led them to make war on each other.
Herodotus: The Histories, 1:1

1968
- Prague Spring
- The D’Oliveira affair
- The murder of Martin Luther King
- Paris student riots
- Tet offensive
(I am history.)
But this bloke is much more history than me:

History Is People
History is people a thousand years ago. Or three thousand…





This was the game they played:

Every day, we make history.
History Is:
Art
War
Trade
Places
Treasure
History Is Dates
- 776 B.C. First Olympic Games
- 451 A.D. Battle of Catalaunum
- 1492 A.D. Reconquest of Granada
- 1602 A.D. St Matthew and the Angel by Caravaggio
- 1961 A.D. First manned space flight
History Is…
Mundane
Fascinating
Tragic
History is people. Legends. Games. Museums. Facts and artefacts. Questions. Treasure. Manuscripts. Places. History is shocking; history is inspiring. History is…
…you tell me.
You may also like: ⇒ A Sense of History (a page of quotes) ⇒ The Blog of the British Museum
Very well put.
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