Do you ever wonder if historians get it right?
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History has a strange way of changing with time. You will see how history changes if you do some research in old history books that were once used in classrooms. \nSoon after the Mexican war, classroom history books blame the entire war on Mexican aggression. By the 1890s, the history books had an entirely different slant. By then, it was described as a race war that the U.S. had to engage in because of Manifest Destiny. That slant was very similar to Hitler's concept in Germany. By the 1960s, a very new story was told. There it was described as being started by the USA simply to grab land.\nThru a 100 and some odd years, the history of the Mexican war did a 180 degree shift from Mexico being the aggressor to the USA being the aggressor.\nTo answer your question, you really can't believe history as it is written anymore than you can believe Fox news. It's all slanted to suit someone's interest.
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I don't think you have to know the history.  I think as long as long as you understand the concept, you get it.  I mean, for instance, look at government.  I bet no one knows the absolute, complete history of government, and still multiple brilliant minds work just fine.
67180
you should ask someone that knows this person and see if he said was right
747753
if its not proven accurate, maybe that makes it proven innacurate
1039928
Yeh its not exactly ideal but historians are naturally curious. Those soliders who fell might never have got the honour they deserved for being in that battle. If historians find there bodies they maybe able to be laid to rest properly and help us to appreciate that there help made the world today!
94953
Admit that you might be wrong
979560
nostradamus is considered to be quite accurate. according to historians he foresighted 911, london bombing, and reign of hitler
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The purpose for us to study history is to learn from past mistakes and understand how our world came to be what it is. However, its funny to see that the thing we learn from history is that we don't learn at all. History will always repeat itself. However, the repitition won't be exact and sometimes not as severe. Looking at our situation,  its more than likely that we'll relive some aspects of history, and depending on the situation, the outcome may or may not be positive.
1141207
depends on which side you consider to be right!
549369
Yes, do you believe that?\n\nXLMan
1117038
Well, it depends on your idea of accurate.  Have people found events to tie his predictions to?  Yes, they have.  But if I write down a bunch of vague generalities, in a few hundred years, I'm sure most of them will have come "true" as well.
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Is this a history question?
989357
The answer is yes & no. It's sometimes hard to distinguish between acccurate & inaccurate information. I think if you're using this site to find information, it would always be a good idea to double-check the source. If you're used to using something like Wikipedia, then I'd say yes, but it might actually add time rather than save time with regard to any research you might need to do.
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Yes, possibly, see link, other answers hear appear to be wrong.
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We do.\nAnd look here for history:
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if it wasn't true, do you think we would still be talking about it 2000 years later ???
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MAYBE THEY DONT THINK THIER THE RIGHT ANSWERS