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Plural histories

history (plural histories)

  1. The aggregate of past events.
    History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes.
    Holes in your pant pockets turn your coins into history.
  2. The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.
    He teaches history at the university.
    History will not look kindly on these tyrants.
    He dreams of an invention that will make history.
  3. A record or narrative description of past events.
  4. (medicine) The list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
    A personal medical history is required for the insurance policy.
    He has a history of cancer in his family.
  5. (computing) A record of previous user events.
    I visted a great site yesterday but forgot the URL; oh! ... luckily I didn't clear my history.

Synonyms

  • (aggregate of past events): past
  • (record or narrative description of past events): account, chronicle, story, tale
  • (medicine: list of past and continuing medical conditions): medical history
  • (computing: record of previous user events): log

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Wed Sep 9 02:40:09 2009

History is the study of the past, with special attention to the written record of the activities of human beings over time. 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 often attempts to investigate objectively the patterns of cause and effect that determine events. Historians debate the nature of history and the lessons history teaches. A famous quote by George Santayana has it that "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." The stories common to a particular culture, but not supported by external sources (such as the legends surrounding King Arthur) are usually classified as cultural heritage rather than the "disinterested investigation" needed by the discipline of history.

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Thu Sep 3 19:43:23 2009

What does personal history mean on the U of miami dual degree essay?
Q. The dual-degree for Miami asks for you to provide a personal history of yourself. What does "personal history" mean?
Asked by jks - Wed Oct 22 22:27:39 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Possibly means that you need to explain YOUR history. Including where you were born, lived, school, and any great achievements. Make it personal! And interesting. Don't be afraid to be funny about your history. Amuse the reader since it's going to be read by an admissions rep who will read thousands and get bored. be unique!
Answered by Taylor H - Wed Oct 22 22:33:49 2008

History of the Native Americans in North America during the bronze age through the midieval period?
Q. Do we know any of the history of the native americans in North America during the bronze age through the midieval period. If so what terms should I use to search with to learn more about it? 10 points best answer. Yeah I have heard about the piramids and the large house like structures but I can't remember where in North America it was.
Asked by jack - Thu Jan 10 03:43:10 2008 - - 6 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There was no Bronze Age or Medieval period in north America. The natives went straight from a stone age culture to the modern period. Bronze age, Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and Viking, Medieval are all periods of European history and can not be applied to the Americas. The fact is that although the whole of North and South America retained neolithic culture until white contact, certain native cultures also evolved rudimentary metalworking techniques. This ranged from the very crude use of native copper in the Great Lakes and Central America regions to casting gold and other metals in central and South America. This is still part of a Stone Age technology, however.
Answered by Brother Ranulf - Thu Jan 10 04:42:47 2008

What is the history of Switzerland? How did it become a banking, financial center?
Q. What is its history and how did it devolop into such a peaceful , neutral banking center? How did it stay neutral for so long?
Asked by Ronald S - Thu Feb 8 04:19:59 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. This site provides very comprehensive information.
Answered by Edward - Thu Feb 8 04:22:06 2007

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  • What then is, generally speaking, the truth of history ? A fable agreed upon.
  • Hegel remarks somewhere that all facts and personages of great importance in world history occur, as it were, twice. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.
    • Karl Marx, The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (1852)
  • I don’t know much about history, and I wouldn’t give a nickel for all the history in the world. It means nothing to me. History is more or less bunk. It's tradition. We don't want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker's damn is the history we make today.
    • Henry Ford, Interview in Chicago Tribune (25 May 1916)
  • Everybody likes a bit of gossip to some point, as long as it’s gossip with some point to it. That’s why I like history. History is nothing but gossip about the past, with the hope that it might be true.
    • Gore Vidal, Interview in: Butt, Nr. 20, Special Summer 2007, S. 63.
  • If you don’t know history, it’s as if you were born yesterday. If you were born yesterday, then any leader can tell you anything.
    • Howard Zinn, Speech on "War and Social Justice" at Binghamton University on November 8th, 2008.

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  • Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.
    • Lee Simonson
  • Any fool can make history, but it takes a genius to write it.