History is relative. Because people are afraid of others taking offense.
From Catholic and Enjoying it.

Some of us may know the popular parody site, the Onion. Yesterday, they posted an interesting article which showed the U.S. President George Bush defending his position of having his head stuck between the posts of the staircase in the White House.
In the future, there will be history books teaching Americans about their great presidents. [...]

Tunc ait illi Iésus : Conuérte gládium tuum in locum suum : omnes enim, qui accéperint gládium, gládio períbunt. Matthǽus 26:52
In the face of the Passion, the last recorded miracle of the Lord before his death.
Picture source: The Passion of the Christ