“History is not only something that is behind us; it is also something that follows us. »- Detective Kurt Wallander, in The Troubled Men by Henning Mankell. I came across a quote from a book called “The Black Swan” that my friend owned. It was written by a writer called Nassim Taleb. He said that “History is unpredictable”. Just three very simple words, but they mean something. This statement can be challenged because of the definition. To me it is clearly understood that we cannot define history as dead, predictive or even safe. We are planning something different. Even if such historical events occurred, some events might be interconnected with other historical events in a different time period. We may not know that a past historical event can repeat itself in the present, or perhaps in the future. An example of these issues is the aftermath of 9/11, which led to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 and the invasion of Iraq in 2003. After a day of the 9/11 attack , which takes place on September 12, 2001, Most of the newspaper article wrote a common line in the paragraph that concerns this question about the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. The event began with terms used, such as “ground zero”. The attacks on Pearl Harbor and 9/11 took place without any declaration of war on the United States. The aftermath of both attacks was based on exaggerated fears, as were the attacks that followed. In 1941, people feared that the Japanese would carry out an attack on the west coast, and in 2001, the airspaces were closed for days to avoid fear of further attacks. The attacks of 9/11 and Pearl Harbor show the huge flaw...... middle of paper ......ng is the fact that this is not the long-standing struggle of man for his survival, his values ​​and his identity. It looks like the manners adopted and the methods used. Ideas that make us think that these events are not a coincidence, but are in fact simply a sequence of planned activities that paved the way towards a goal. However, the presence of such pain and the revelation of mistakes have always worked against man's constant struggle for a better life and lack the ability to learn from the past. Works CitedNassim, Nicholas Taleb (2008). The black swan: the impact of the very improbable (2nd ed.). Penguin Books Limited. Boyer, Paul S. et al. (2013). The Enduring Vision, Volume Two: Since 1865. (7th concise ed.) Boston, Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. Dower, John W. (2011). Cultures of war: Pearl Harbor/Hiroshima/9-11/Iraq. WWNorton.