Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/HistoryInfoAction.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/HistoryInfoAction.java	(Revision 0)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/actions/HistoryInfoAction.java	(Revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+//License: GPL. Copyright 2007 by Immanuel Scholz and others
+package org.openstreetmap.josm.actions;
+
+import static org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.I18n.tr;
+
+import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
+import java.awt.event.KeyEvent;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.Main;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Relation;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Node;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.OsmPrimitive;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.Way;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.data.osm.visitor.Visitor;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.OpenBrowser;
+
+public class HistoryInfoAction extends JosmAction {
+
+	public HistoryInfoAction() {
+		super(tr("OSM History Information"), "about",tr("Display history information about OSM ways or nodes."), KeyEvent.VK_H, KeyEvent.SHIFT_DOWN_MASK, true);
+	}
+
+	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+                new Visitor() {
+                        public void visit(Node n) {
+				OpenBrowser.displayUrl("http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/" + n.id + "/history");
+			}
+
+                        public void visit(Way w) {
+                                OpenBrowser.displayUrl("http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/way/" + w.id + "/history");
+                        }
+
+                        public void visit(Relation e) {
+                              OpenBrowser.displayUrl("http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/relation/" + e.id + "/history");
+                        }
+
+                        public void visitAll() {
+                                for (OsmPrimitive osm : Main.ds.getSelected())
+                                        osm.visit(this);
+                        }
+                }.visitAll();
+
+	}
+
+}
Index: src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainMenu.java
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--- src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainMenu.java	(Revision 947)
+++ src/org/openstreetmap/josm/gui/MainMenu.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.ExitAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.GpxExportAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.HelpAction;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.HistoryInfoAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.JoinNodeWayAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.JosmAction;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.actions.MergeNodesAction;
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@
 	/* Help menu */
 	public final HelpAction help = new HelpAction();
 	public final JosmAction about = new AboutAction();
+	public final HistoryInfoAction historyinfo = new HistoryInfoAction();
 	
 	public final JMenu fileMenu = new JMenu(tr("File"));
 	public final JMenu editMenu = new JMenu(tr("Edit"));
@@ -268,6 +270,8 @@
 		//current.setAccelerator(help.shortCut);
 		current = helpMenu.add(about);
 		current.setAccelerator(about.shortCut);
+		current = helpMenu.add(historyinfo);
+		current.setAccelerator(historyinfo.shortCut);
 		add(helpMenu);
     }
 }