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The article reports that two centuries of history as an academic discipline make it essential knowledge for 21st century societies. Topics include examines that one of the great challenges of the discipline is both the ability to generate knowledge and identify historical processes as well as to transmit them and ensure that society perceives the weight of these processes when guiding and making decisions in daily lives.