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By Anonymous - January 16, 2004

"History" is a title fraught with dilemma. There is, to begin with, the ambiguity inherent the word: there are nine entries listed in the OED, three of which are of primary concern here. "A relation of events" is the first; "A written narrative constituting a continuous methodical record, in order of time, of important or public events" is the…

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