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Why is History Important?

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   Why is History Important? History is Boring they say History, an area of study which is more often than not considered to be the realm of dusty books, difficult to remember significant dates and, just to put it in short, plain boredom. Such is the opinion that has been predominantly held by everyone I interacted with in my life. What is there in it but some old artifacts and some kings who lived long ago who may have done something great in their lifetimes? Why do we even need to take interest in a subject with minimal relevance to us? Let us see why. What is History? In the simplest terms, it is record keeping. We in our daily life try to keep a record of significant moments for remembrance by taking photos, companies and institutions keep records to track their progress, project records are kept for analysis in order to refine utilized processes, financial records to keep track of monetary resources, etc. History is such a record on a grander scale, kept to analyze the progression