History is a great storyteller. It captivates and fascinates hundreds of thousands of people each day. History tells everyone a different story about something. We each find our own part, our own piece, of the story and we latch onto it. History is at once the most common and most known subject and the least understood. History is the most loved and clearly least desired subject.
The goal with this blog is two-fold. The first purpose is clear: to explore History and tell as accurate as possible the story behind the event. The second purpose is ambitious: to show how this History is relevant and create excitement and understanding about it.
Each month a new Historical event will be explored, ranging from the beginning of civilization to the present day. Common myths and misuses will be the first casualties; the death of ignorance the last fatality. The idea that Columbus was the first European to discover the Americas is one such myth. The sophomoric complaint over the relevance of what happened two hundred years ago will be challenged by examining how actions in the past have important ramifications today and affect the possible choices for tomorrow.
And thus bring we the past to the future.
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