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Display timezone information in SimpleHistoryAdmin date/time fields #1583

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@wesselcram

Current Behavior
When viewing historical records in Django admin using SimpleHistoryAdmin, the history_date column displays datetime values without timezone information (e.g., "Jan. 8, 2026, 12:07 p.m."). This makes it unclear which timezone the timestamps are in, especially for teams working across different timezones is enabled in Django settings.

Desired Behavior
The history_date field should display timezone information alongside the datetime value (e.g., "2026-01-15 14:30:45 UTC").

Environment
Django version: 5.2.9
django-simple-history version: 3.11.0
Python version: 3.12

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