But if you only want to use it in your composition, you can't read history! History is cold and cruel! You should read articles written by celebrities and so on. Those are not history, but they are enough to get high marks!
If it is only a middle school composition, it is enough to look at more examples and find some useful newspapers and periodicals. Knowing a lot of historical facts is of little use to writing a composition! Even when using it, it will get in the way and affect the composition score.