{"id":65,"date":"2016-04-21T14:55:26","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T18:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/?p=65"},"modified":"2025-05-22T07:14:14","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:14:14","slug":"why-study-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/2016\/04\/21\/why-study-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Study History?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #999999\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>The breakdown:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>History helps us understand people and societies<\/li>\n<li>History contributes to moral understanding<\/li>\n<li>History provides identity<\/li>\n<li>Studying history is essential for good citizenship<\/li>\n<li>History is useful in the world of work<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bottom line:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why study history? 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