It's important that we keep being interested in history. Even if we laughed it off, one of the most viral memes of this summer was quite poignant: we do live in the context of all in which we live and what came before us.
The X page History Pics with its 220k fans helps us see what life was like before we were born. From photographs of regular folks in '70s bodegas to rarely-seen images of famous actors, writers, and historical figures, the page holds a mirror to all the context that came before us.
To discover why history is so important, Bored Panda reached out to Liz Covart. She's an award-winning historian of early America, the Founding Director of Colonial Williamsburg Innovation Studios at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and host of the Ben Franklin's World podcast.
