Why would she have kept quiet about the idea to try her hand at a little local history?

To cast light on how this has come about, a little history is called for.

I wanted to bring you back in with a little history.

To take the general question first, let us begin with a little history.

To understand why, you need to know a little history.

A little history may help us figure out what to expect.

Let me give a little history of how these miracles came about.

Some of us did, in fact, know a little history.

"How would it be if we made a little history of our own tonight?"

So, it's a chance for us to make a little history.