history vs know

history

noun
  • The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events. 

  • A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser. 

  • The aggregate of past events. 

  • Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant. 

  • The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier and unknown times that preceded it (prehistory). 

  • A set of events involving an entity. 

  • Shared experience or interaction. 

  • A record or narrative description of past events. 

  • A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family. 

know

noun
  • Knowledge; the state of knowing. 

  • Knowledge; the state of knowing; now confined to the fixed phrase ‘in the know’ 

verb
  • To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of or that. 

  • To experience. 

  • To understand or have a grasp of through experience or study. 

  • To be or become aware or cognizant. 

  • To be able to play or perform (a song or other piece of music). 

  • To be acquainted or familiar with; to have encountered. 

  • To be aware of; to be cognizant of. 

  • To recognize as the same (as someone or something previously encountered) after an absence or change. 

  • To have knowledge; to have information, be informed. 

How often have the words history and know occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )