Today In History

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Today In History: Discover Daily Historical Events

"Today In History" is an Android app that helps users discover what happened on any specific day through a fast, user-friendly interface following Google's Material Design. It allows you to explore significant historical events, births, and deaths, with direct links to detailed Wikipedia articles for further reading. Efficient and battery-friendly, this app keeps you informed without draining your device.
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App stats

Users: 68,163
5
Rating: 4.33
(113)
Version: 1.5.1 (Last updated: 2018-06-15)
Creation date: 2017-02-12
Permissions
Other:
  • receive data from Internet
  • view network connections
  • full network access
  • control vibration
  • prevent device from sleeping
  • read Google service configuration

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App summary

Did you ever got curious about what may have happened in this day in history ? Look no more !

Features:

• Material Design: Developed using Google's Material Design Guidelines.
• Fast: Loads and sorts the events lightning quick !
• Easy on your device:Doesn't drain your battery in a jiffy.
• Search for any date: Want to look up a specific day ? We got it covered
• Direct linking to Wikipedia: All events, births and deaths are directly linked to the correspondent Wikipedia articles inside the app for easy access to in-depth information about the event.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Google Play Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Educational app with interesting information
  • User-friendly and intuitive interface
  • No ads, making it a clean experience
  • Ability to look up any date and not just specific days
  • Option to follow links for more detailed information
Cons
  • Issues with app crashing when Google services are removed
  • Overly reliant on Wikipedia for information
  • Perceived Eurocentrism and colonialist perspective
  • Problems with filtering out unwanted categories like births, deaths, and sports
  • Inability to sort information in descending order
Most mentioned
  • Reliance on Wikipedia links
  • User-friendly and intuitive design
  • Crashing issues related to Google services
  • Desire for more filtering and sorting options
  • Eurocentrism in historical content
User reviews
I liked this back in time when I had it installed a while ago. Giving it another go on a later phone. If i feel strongly, I'll update my review. There's seemingly a lot of intellectually challenged (not so smart) people reviewing this in s misguided manner. To bad, some people just don't get it. 🫤
by Tim Phillips, 2023-05-21

Anything to uses Wikipedia as a reference point is not something to use for educational purposes to bad zero stars is not an option...
by Lee Toliver, 2022-04-23

I use to love this app. But since January regardless of the selection the app. never goes past 1899 ,nothing any further in time
by Leonard Matherson, 2022-02-24
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