One reason for it I found in this interesting quote:
Today's Words to Live By: We can improve our tomorrows with a better understanding of our past.
For those of us who keep an interest in history, kindly please share your reason.
I keep an interest primarily due to the beauty it holds... Beautiful arifacts, buildings, dresses etc. Knowing history gives a peep into knowing why we do things the way we do. And that is an interesting thing to know, I think.
Regards,
Urmila.