Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/HistoryInfoAction.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/HistoryInfoAction.java	(revision 16501)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/HistoryInfoAction.java	(revision 16502)
@@ -27,4 +27,7 @@
 public class HistoryInfoAction extends JosmAction {
 
+    /** Action shortcut, made public in order to be used from {@code GettingStarted} page. */
+    public static final Shortcut SHORTCUT = Shortcut.registerShortcut("core:historyinfo", tr("History"), KeyEvent.VK_H, Shortcut.CTRL);
+
     /**
      * Constructs a new {@code HistoryInfoAction}.
@@ -33,6 +36,5 @@
         super(tr("History"), "dialogs/history",
                 tr("Display history information about OSM ways, nodes, or relations."),
-                Shortcut.registerShortcut("core:historyinfo",
-                        tr("History"), KeyEvent.VK_H, Shortcut.CTRL), false);
+                SHORTCUT, false);
         setHelpId(ht("/Action/ObjectHistory"));
         setToolbarId("action/historyinfo");
Index: /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/GettingStarted.java
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--- /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/GettingStarted.java	(revision 16501)
+++ /trunk/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/GettingStarted.java	(revision 16502)
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@
 
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.DownloadPrimitiveAction;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.HistoryInfoAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.Version;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.animation.AnimationExtensionManager;
@@ -135,7 +136,8 @@
         lg = new LinkGeneral("<html>" + STYLE + "<h1>" + "JOSM - " + tr("Java OpenStreetMap Editor")
                 + "</h1><h2 align=\"center\">" + tr("Downloading \"Message of the day\"") + "</h2></html>");
-        // clear the build-in command ctrl+shift+O, ctrl+space because it is used as shortcut in JOSM
+        // clear the build-in command ctrl+shift+O, ctrl+space, ctrl+H because it is used as shortcut in JOSM
         lg.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_FOCUSED).put(DownloadPrimitiveAction.SHORTCUT.getKeyStroke(), "none");
         lg.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_FOCUSED).put(MenuItemSearchDialog.Action.SHORTCUT.getKeyStroke(), "none");
+        lg.getInputMap(JComponent.WHEN_FOCUSED).put(HistoryInfoAction.SHORTCUT.getKeyStroke(), "none");
         lg.setTransferHandler(null);
 
