History
- Main article: History of Ascension Island, Timeline of the history of Ascension Island, and Current events of Ascension Island
- Military history of Ascension Island
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Famous quotes containing the word history:
“We may pretend that we’re basically moral people who make mistakes, but the whole of history proves otherwise.”
—Terry Hands (b. 1941)
“The principle office of history I take to be this: to prevent virtuous actions from being forgotten, and that evil words and deeds should fear an infamous reputation with posterity.”
—Tacitus (c. 55–117)
“The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it.”
—Lytton Strachey (1880–1932)