Today In History

Today In History Free App

Rated 3.80/5 (536) —  Free Android application by Widgethut.net

About Today In History

v1.2 adjusted widget size to match stock android widgets

The Today In History widget brings you a daily summary of news and events for the current day of the year. The widget updates periodically to keep your home screen fresh and interesting.

How to Download / Install

Download and install Today In History version 1.2 on your Android device!
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Android package: net.widgethut.historytoday, download Today In History.apk

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More downloads  Today In History reached 100 000 - 500 000 downloads

What are users saying about Today In History

Y70%
by Y####:

Used to use this most days. It won't refresh now even though the date changes. Widget shows a pertinent entry but on opening the app it shows all old stuff. I'm bored with it now so uninstalling. Shame.

R70%
by R####:

Great app. Those who complain about having the same info every day, stop being lazy and take two seconds to push the update button.

R70%
by R####:

Was working good, today widget is blank. Must be in violation of google's new privacy policy, we no longer have any privacy, And to know what really h

R70%
by R####:

Stopped working Just displays the same old events forever. Delete. Today it is actually just displaying a list html tags.

R70%
by R####:

Does the bare minimum. Can't even sort from newest to oldest. Can't increase the font size either. Poor GUI interface. Great concept, though.

K70%
by K####:

Used to be great. I loved it. Now it won't refresh. Keeps saying its unable to fetch data from network.

R70%
by R####:

Good app.. you have to refresh it to get the new date is only bad thing

E70%
by E####:

Was great until it stopped working. Won't refresh the dates... Stuck on October 25th... Uninstalling

R70%
by R####:

And why does it need to know where I am? Uninstall

R70%
by R####:

Download wikim from bread & butter instead. They have a the same thing but from wikipedia

G70%
by G####:

Maybe the drummer for def lepard had 6 left arms to lose... but im betting this app just sucks.

R70%
by R####:

Okay, but doesn't allow you to read the whole text on the widget

W70%
by W####:

I seem to be getting a lot of repeats, as if there are only three pre loaded happenings in history for the whole month...

R70%
by R####:

Hasn't updated in over a week but untill then I loved it

T70%
by T####:

It's today in US history really and not very interesting at that.

R70%
by R####:

Worked well until 2011. Does not automatically refresh. Droid

O70%
by O####:

It didnt even recognize 2day was juneteenth..also said it was fathers day =...uninstalling after 2 mins

R70%
by R####:

Love this app! Wish there were more facts but definitely a must have for history lovers!

L70%
by L####:

Said the same thing for 2 days now.

C70%
by C####:

The design hasn't been updated in half a decade. It was great in 2010, not as much now.

Y70%
by Y####:

To those complaining about certain events not in the app... This app cannot contain all historical events. People expect for too much these days...

H70%
by H####:

Good one Worth having it It looks at the world with American eyes though

R70%
by R####:

Everyday is the same stuff only the date has changed really a waste of time to even open the app I hope they can fix the problem to make it more inter

R70%
by R####:

Ok, but has to be manually updated each day. Also, a bit too focussed on American history.

A70%
by A####:

Love the facts.. should give web links/reference pgs to the facts source!

S70%
by S####:

Pretty cool, fun stuff..some misspelled words and wrong info

R70%
by R####:

This app is pretty cool, but it looks like crap on my Samsung Note.

Y70%
by Y####:

...needs to have calendar function to look up different days than just the system date. In case I miss a day, need to look back, or just get curious.

R70%
by R####:

If you're having trouble with updates, please click the widget press menu and refresh. I'm working to find the source of the issue. -dev

R70%
by R####:

Like the daily facts. Sometimes it updates daily other times i refresh it. Its all good either way.

K70%
by K####:

What happened? I now have to manually refresh everyday. It used to do the refresh automatically.

R70%
by R####:

Can copy to clipboard as well as share to many venues (+) ...Has unique items not listed on other history apps (+) ...Has computer language 1984 and no date when copy/sharing :( no option to search or look up a date other than today :( ...must hit "refresh" each day to update :/

L70%
by L####:

This app would be great if it updated. Needs work.

Y70%
by Y####:

Nice concept.. bt needs better widgets.. would be awesome if we could get more info on web by clicking the events..

R70%
by R####:

Love this app!! Wish I could go back at least a week!

R70%
by R####:

Just like everyone else. Doesn't update... Pointless

L70%
by L####:

It good information but its not updated enough to keep.

Q70%
by Q####:

Interesting. Would love to be able to select black or white theme, like dev's other widgets

J70%
by J####:

Widget is awesome for daily use. I learn a lot

R70%
by R####:

Was great till the other day, stuck on a past date now. Won't load anything. Prolly uninstall if not fixed.


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