History Unlocked

What happened on today's date — across every century the archive holds. One day at a time, with the strongest event first.

• 8,056 events across all 366 days, including 29 February
• Real pictures — freely licensed photographs, paintings and documents, each one credited
• 6,017 scenarios — decide what you would have done, then find out what actually happened
• Free to read, no account needed. Pro opens the whole day, the Time Machine and search