History majors always know the answer.

History majors always know the answer!

I mean, they lost, right?

I mean, they lost, right?

It's long past time for the US to get rid of monuments to traitors.

It's long past time for the US to get rid of monuments to traitors.

It's long past time for the US to get rid of monuments to traitors.

a wise quote from Confucius about the importance of history

Wise quote from Confucius about the importance of history

History is more or less bunk - Henry Ford

Henry Ford history quote

Gustave Flaubert's quote about history is both funny and accurate

Gustave Flaubert's quote about history is both funny and accurate

Ambrose Bierce published a hilarious "Devil's Dictionary" featuring snarky and cynical definitions of all manner of things, including history.

Ambrose Bierce published a hilarious "Devil's Dictionary" featuring snarky and cynical definitions of all manner of things, including history.

A classic slogan seen on signs at women's rights protests in the 1960s and 1970s.

A classic slogan seen on signs at women's rights protests in the 1960s and 1970s.

“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” -- George Orwell

“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” -- George Orwell

Smoot-Hawley - maybe the best name ever for a law passed by Congress?

Smoot-Hawley - maybe the best name ever for a law passed by Congress?

The perfect gift for someone who knows their history - and who can't stand it when people say stupid/false things about history.

The perfect gift for someone who knows their history - and who can't stand it when people say stupid/false things about history.

Doesn't everyone have THAT uncle or relative who's a nightmare at family gatherings? Well, here's a fun riff on the famous, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

Doesn't everyone have THAT uncle or relative who's a nightmare at family gatherings? Well, here's a fun riff on the famous, Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History

History writes a letter to Humanity, begging it to stop repeating its worst mistakes

History writes a letter to Humanity, begging it to stop repeating its worst mistakes

History writes a letter to America, begging it to stop repeating its worst mistakes

History writes a letter to America, begging it to stop repeating its worst mistakes

Ron Swanson of Parks and Rec has a unique take on history

Ron Swanson of Parks and Rec has a unique take on history

history wisdom

history wisdom

“I cannot imagine how knowing one's history would not urge one to be an activist” - John Hope Franklin, historian

“I cannot imagine how knowing one's history would not urge one to be an activist” - John Hope Franklin, historian

"Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history.” -- Abraham Lincoln