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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it. —George Santayana Historia (Allegory of History) By Nikolaos Gysis (1892)History (from Greek ἱστορία - historia, meaning "inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation") is the study of the human past. 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 discussing the study of the discipline as an end in itself and as a way of providing "perspective" on the problems of the present. 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. Events of the past prior to written record are considered prehistory. The title page to The Historians' History of the WorldFrom Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is the single most "historic" characteristic of the Obamacare bill now being signed? Q. All news sources I read (including FOX News) are using the word "historic". What does that word mean to you? Asked by Neo Nanzi - Tue Mar 23 12:05:18 2010 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments A. It's the first piece of major legislation to pass without bipartisan support, and it's also the first bill to mandate private citizens to purchase a product on the commercial market. Scary. Answered by Galaxie Girl - Tue Mar 23 12:08:37 2010 What events this summer do you consider historic? Q. What happened that you think is "historic" and why? Asked by caseyagain - Mon Sep 3 09:41:12 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments A. When earlier this year Hillary Clinton amazingly transformed herself into a black sister while speaking the jive dialect of a black person while campaigning in a southern church. Truly historic! Answered by Dennis C - Mon Sep 3 10:04:38 2007 What are the differences between the mythic and the historic King Arthur?
Q. I'm doing a 4 page research paper on the mythical king arthur and the historic king arthur. Do any of you guys know the similarities and the differences between the mythic and historic king arthur? Asked by aznboi4et3nity - Fri Jan 5 18:11:02 2007 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. What an interesting question. Mythical The story of King Arthur as we know it developed in the Middle Ages beginning with Geoffrey of Monmouth's "History of the Kings of Britain" in 1135 in which Arthur is born at Tintagel Castle, is defeated & mortally wounded at Camlann and is taken to Avalon. From 1150s onwards this story became the theme of many romantic stories including: 1. Wace (1155) - Introduced the Round Table 2. Chretien de Troyes (1170) - Introduced chivalry, courtly romance, Lancelot (& many of the knights) and Camelot 3. Robert de Boron (1190s) - Introduced the Holy Grail 4. Layamon (circa 1200) - Introduced the immortality of Arthur on Avalon - The Once & Future King 5. Sir Thomas Malory (1470) - Collated all the… [cont.] Answered by Flab - Fri Jan 5 20:17:35 2007 From Yahoo Answer Search: "historic"  boston.com Sun, 22 Aug 2010 04:47:18 GMT+00:00 past, uncertain future Boston Globe For nearly 400 years, people have been drawn to the natural beauty of Gloucester and Cape Ann, a place that begins with rolling ...  photos.al.com Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:36:37 GMT+00:00 The Birmingham News - al.com The group has found historic and pre- historic artifacts and structural remains at the site. Deanna Smith and Joshua Harden look for pre- historic and ...  waronterrornews.typepad.com Fri, 20 Aug 2010 16:10:37 GMT+00:00 Iraq Drawdown War On Terror News 08.19.2010 Soldiers with the 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, rolled out of Iraq and into Kuwait Aug. 16-19, bringing troop levels in ... ' Historic end' as soldiers take their leave after seven years The Age US on Target to Remove Combat Troops From Iraq by Month's End FOXNews New Mexicans react to last major combat brigade leaving Iraq KOB.com WLTZ - NBC 38 (blog) - KNDO/KNDU - AFP From Google News Search: "historic"  pinoycentric.com 900px x 600px | 455.20kB [source page] Culture Los Angeles Carina Monica Montoya s new book Los Angeles s Historic Filipinotown commemorates one of the most distinctive Asian Pacific cultural legacies in Los Angeles With vintage From Yahoo Image Search: "historic"  rajivawijesinha.wordpress.com rajivawijesinha ue, 10 Aug 2010 22:45:21 GM HISTORIC. buildings the Potala in Tibet: Mediaeval period onward. August 10, 2010 in learning english. This is an extract from the Reading Materials in English that are available in the English and Education section of the website of ... From Google Blog Search: "historic"  video.google.com Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:27:45 PST Lecture and pictures of Hopewell Junction, NY, by Charlotte Dodge and George Bailey...East Fishkill Hopewell Junction ... video.google.com.  cbs.com Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:32:09 PST on Tuesday January 12th - find out what the cast has to say about hitting this historic milestone. Watch NCIS Tuesdays at 8pm on CBS! ... NCIS ... cbs.com.  amazon.com Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:50:39 PST TAPS travels to the historic Birdcage Theatre in Tombstone, Arizona to investigate the wild spirits of the old west. ... amazon.com. From Google Video Search: "historic" |
