history

/ˈhɪs·tə·ri/, /-tri/ n [C/U] (PAST EVENTS)

Definition

› (the study of) past events considered together, esp. events or developments of a particular period, country, or subject: [U] I’m taking a course in American history. [C] I’m reading a history of jazz (= a book that describes the development of this music).

(Definition of history n (PAST EVENTS) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)