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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.
Fri Aug 7 08:09:34 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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Tue Aug 4 18:46:36 2009

What good is it taking history classes in high school?
Q. How are history classes good to take? At my high school you need world history, government, ecconomics, and american history to be able to gratudate. What good is it to take american history and world history. Many other schools around here don't even offer world history here. What kinds of fields can you go into by taking history? There is lots of things you can do with English, math and science but what good does history do? What kinds of jobs can you get from taking lots of history classes in high school? I know what its for but what kinds of jobs can you get with it?
Asked by Loaha - Fri Nov 9 18:44:55 2007 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Journalism, Politics, stuff like that... History is a very academic subject, so applying to a university colleague, getting a job. Having a good grade in history will certainly show you've got brains. History gives you a better perceptive of the world, as you find out other stories and learn from them... I must admit I personally prefer the sciences, revise all the info then get the marks... And dropped history for Biology... Many say history is a very interesting subject, hence why lots of adults read history as thei hobby...
Answered by _Marty_ - Fri Nov 9 18:50:50 2007

How do I delete cookies and history from Windows XP? My employer removed the toolbar internet options?
Q. I can delete the history for a particular day with the history Icon but I cannot go into the drop down menu to delete cookies, browser history and url history. I do have access to files, program files and to create and delete folders.
Asked by buenhec_ha - Sun Dec 28 13:08:07 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Right Click on Internet Explorer Icon -> Internet Properties -> Click on Delete Cookies and Clear History -> Ok
Answered by fortune - Sun Dec 28 13:13:48 2008

How to turn off the history suggestion in the google search toolbar in Internet Explorer 8?
Q. Does anybody know how to turn off the history suggestion in the google search toolbar in Internet Explorer 8. I don't mean the searching history but the website history thats stored. It's driving me insane please help!
Asked by alexleppo1987 - Sat Jun 6 13:51:58 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. go to your google toolbar, click the downwards pointing arrow and click clear history. Alternatively, go to the google homepage, type a,b,c,d,e,f,g through the alphabet and everytime hover your cursor over each word/website and click delete.
Answered by DigAndDug - Sat Jun 6 13:57:53 2009

From Yahoo Answer Search: "History"
Sun Aug 9 09:41:31 2009

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Sun Aug 9 12:59:27 2009

History is the study of human behavior through time. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of past humans, families and societies as preserved primarily through written sources.

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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.