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It's always useful to have an idea of what's going on in the world. Books like [The Timetables of History](https://www.amazon.com/Timetables-History-Horizontal-Linkage-People/dp/0743270037/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=timetables+of+history&qid=1550007612&s=gateway&sr=8-2
) or Timelines of History are always useful for figuring out current events of the time. For more recent time periods, you can sometimes find books that give a summary of the news for every day.
If possible, it's also useful to take a look at primary sources. You might be able to find maps, newspapers (for example the Google newspaper archive), photos (check local museums, libraries, and the National Archives), and census records.
Hi there,
Kudos to you for wanting to learn more!
Here is a book I love. It's called The Timetables of History, and it's essentially a comprehensive chronological.... history timeline, for lack of a better term. If you'd like to take a look, I've linked it on Amazon here.
Sounds boring but I promise it's not. I have spent countless hours just flipping through and have learned a lot from it. What's cool about it is that it lists in columns, mostly year by year, what was happening in fields such as music, art, politics, and daily life spanning many thousands of years. It's a little overwhelming and a large book, but that's just history. It lists events as they happen, and doesn't go into detail-I usually keep Google open nearby when I'm reading for that reason-but it's a great place to start learning and find things that interest you.