Date has before and after methods and can be compared to each other as follows:
if(todayDate.after(historyDate) && todayDate.before(futureDate)) {
// In between
}
For an inclusive comparison:
if(!historyDate.after(todayDate) && !futureDate.before(todayDate)) {
/* historyDate <= todayDate <= futureDate */
}
You could also give Joda-Time a go, but note that:
Joda-Time is the de facto standard date and time library for Java prior to Java SE 8. Users are now asked to migrate to java.time (JSR-310).
Back-ports are available for Java 6 and 7 as well as Android.