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Great Depression History. The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world, lasting from 1929 to 1939.

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History - Wikipedia
In a slightly different sense, the term history refers not to an academic field but to the past itself or to individual texts about the past. Historical research relies on primary and secondary sources to reconstruct past events and validate interpretations.

History | Definition & Discipline | Britannica
history, discipline that studies the chronological record of events, usually attempting, on the basis of a critical examination of source materials, to explain events. For the principal treatment of the writing of history, and the scholarly research associated with it, see historiography.

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Portal:History - Wikipedia
History is the systematic study of the past. As an academic discipline, it analyzes and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened, focusing primarily on the human past. Some theorists categorize history as a social science, while others see it as part of the humanities or consider it a hybrid ...

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Does history really repeat itself, or can we learn from the mistakes of those who came before us? History provides a chronological, statistical, and cultural record of the events, people, and movements that have made an impact on humankind and the world at large throughout the ages.

Wikipedia:Contents/History and events - Wikipedia
History is the interpretation of past events, societies and civilizations. The term history comes from the Greek historia (ἱστορία), "an account of one's inquiries," and shares that etymology with the English word story as narrative.

What is History - Definitions, Periods, Methods - Research Method
History is both the study of the past and the recorded events themselves. Key Definitions: Academic Definition: History is a disciplined inquiry into the human past, involving the critical analysis of sources to understand and interpret events, cultures, and societies.

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