# History Events Today

> On this day

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id670076393](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id670076393)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id670076393`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Atoapps
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (444 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.7.2
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-21
- **First published:** 2013-08-12
- **Size:** 48 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/history-events-today/id670076393)
- **Website:** [http://atoapps.com/](http://atoapps.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://atoapps.com](http://atoapps.com/)

## Description

History Events Today helps you discover what happened on any date in history. Browse historical events, birthdays, and deaths from 4000 BC to today, with 100,000+ entries available offline and links to Wikipedia for more details.

Navigate with a calendar, tap to share discoveries via Facebook, Twitter, or Email, receive timely push notifications about interesting events, and view full articles through Wikipedia hyperlinks.

## Rankings

- #76,846 — Overall
- #52 — history

## Review summary

Users praise History Events Today for solid historical content and a clean UI, with it serving as a daily learning resource. However, multiple reviews cite core issues: content stagnation since around 2011, pervasive ads (including pop-ups) that disrupt use, and crashes/instability on various devices. A few requests include features like a timeline and birth/death collections. Overall, the app is valuable for history fans but is hampered by outdated content and monetization/stability problems that need addressing.

### Pros

- Strong educational/history content/value that helps users learn and think about history
- Clean, straightforward presentation and user interface
- Regular, everyday-use resource for staying informed about history

### Cons

- Content appears outdated/not updated since 2011
- Intrusive ads and frequent pop-ups disrupt the experience
- Crashes and instability on opening or during use (including on older devices)

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