diff --git a/frontend/index.js b/frontend/index.js
index 8ffb330..29ad2e5 100644
--- a/frontend/index.js
+++ b/frontend/index.js
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ async function populateScreen() {
         <div class="full">
             <article class="card">
                 <header>
-                    <p>User: ${history[i].uid}</p>
-                    <p>Task: ${history[i].tid}</p>
+                    <p>User: ${history[i].user}</p>
+                    <p>Task: ${history[i].task}</p>
                     <p>Time: ${history[i].time}</p>
                     <p>Points gained: ${history[i].pointsGained}</p>
                 </header>   
diff --git a/main b/main
index 892a0e9..de35d28 100755
Binary files a/main and b/main differ
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 9e8238b..b15a29d 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -34,15 +34,22 @@ type taskArray struct {
 	Tasks []task `json:"tasks"`
 }
 
-type historyData struct {
+type historyReqData struct {
 	UID          int    `json:"uid"`
 	TID          int    `json:"tid"`
 	Time         string `json:"time"`
 	PointsGained int    `json:"pointsGained"`
 }
 
+type historyResData struct {
+	User         string `json:"user"`
+	Task         string `json:"task"`
+	Time         string `json:"time"`
+	PointsGained int    `json:"pointsGained"`
+}
+
 type historyArray struct {
-	History []historyData `json:"history"`
+	History []historyResData `json:"history"`
 }
 
 // log the user into their account
@@ -56,7 +63,8 @@ func login(c *gin.Context) {
 	// check for user using given credentials
 	stmt, err := db.Prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE name=?")
 	checkErr(err)
-	defer stmt.Close()
+	err = stmt.Close()
+	checkErr(err)
 	var user loginOutput
 	err = stmt.QueryRow(userData.Name).Scan(&user.UID, &user.Name, &user.Password, &user.Role)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -92,7 +100,8 @@ func getTasks(c *gin.Context) {
 		}
 		tasks = append(tasks, tempTask)
 	}
-	rows.Close()
+	err = rows.Close()
+	checkErr(err)
 	var jsonTasks taskArray
 	jsonTasks.Tasks = tasks
 	c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusOK, jsonTasks)
@@ -100,7 +109,7 @@ func getTasks(c *gin.Context) {
 
 func completeTask(c *gin.Context) {
 	// get the task data from the request
-	var completedTask historyData
+	var completedTask historyReqData
 	if err := c.BindJSON(&completedTask); err != nil {
 		c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusBadRequest, completedTask)
 		return
@@ -121,12 +130,12 @@ func completeTask(c *gin.Context) {
 
 func getHistory(c *gin.Context) {
 	// get the log of past points gained
-	var history []historyData
-	// get array of all historyData
+	var history []historyReqData
+	// get array of all historyReqData
 	rows, err := db.Query("SELECT * FROM history")
 	checkErr(err)
 	for rows.Next() {
-		var tempHistoryData historyData
+		var tempHistoryData historyReqData
 		err = rows.Scan(&tempHistoryData.UID, &tempHistoryData.TID, &tempHistoryData.Time, &tempHistoryData.PointsGained)
 		if err != nil {
 			c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusNotFound, history)
@@ -134,9 +143,41 @@ func getHistory(c *gin.Context) {
 		}
 		history = append(history, tempHistoryData)
 	}
-	rows.Close()
+	err = rows.Close()
+	checkErr(err)
+
+	var historyRes []historyResData
+	// make the data human-readable
+	for i := 0; i < len(history); i++ {
+		var tempHistory historyResData
+		// get the username
+		var tempUser loginOutput
+		stmt, err := db.Prepare("SELECT * FROM users WHERE uid=?")
+		checkErr(err)
+		err = stmt.Close()
+		checkErr(err)
+		err = stmt.QueryRow(history[i].UID).Scan(&tempUser.UID, &tempUser.Name, &tempUser.Password, &tempUser.Role)
+		checkErr(err)
+		tempHistory.User = tempUser.Name
+
+		// get the task name and points
+		var tempTask task
+		stmt, err = db.Prepare("SELECT * FROM activities WHERE taskId=?")
+		checkErr(err)
+		err = stmt.Close()
+		checkErr(err)
+		err = stmt.QueryRow(history[i].TID).Scan(&tempTask.TID, &tempTask.Name, &tempTask.Points)
+		checkErr(err)
+		tempHistory.Task = tempTask.Name
+		tempHistory.PointsGained = tempTask.Points
+
+		tempHistory.Time = history[i].Time
+
+		historyRes = append(historyRes, tempHistory)
+	}
+
 	var jsonHistory historyArray
-	jsonHistory.History = history
+	jsonHistory.History = historyRes
 	c.IndentedJSON(http.StatusOK, jsonHistory)
 }
 
@@ -180,7 +221,8 @@ func main() {
 	})
 	router.Static("/frontend", "./frontend")
 
-	router.Run("localhost:8080")
+	err := router.Run("localhost:8080")
+	checkErr(err)
 }
 
 func checkErr(err error) {