On This Day: History & Quiz
iPhone / Actualités
Every day in history, beautifully told.
What happened on this day? Revolutions, moon landings, first ascents — real events from the world's largest encyclopedia, in a design worth reading.
READ TODAY'S EVENTS
A timeline of world history for every day of the year — global, not US-only, with a 30-second explainer for every event.
PLAY THE DAILY QUIZ
Read two events to unlock five questions built from today's history. Keep your streak alive and share your score — with the answer printed upside down, like the puzzle page.
WIDGETS EVERYWHERE
Giant year numerals on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, StandBy and Apple Watch. History you can read from across the room.
EXPLORE ANY DATE
Jump to any day in history — your birthday, an anniversary, a random Tuesday in 1848. Pin favourites and they return every year.
BORN ON THIS DAY
See who shares the date — and add your birthday for "on the day you were born" deep dives.
MADE TO BE READ
Swiss typography, full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support, offline reading, iCloud sync across iPhone, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
ON THIS DAY PLUS
Unlock every date, every widget style, quiz stats and streak repair — and remove all ads. Yearly with a free trial, or pay once for lifetime.
Download free and see what happened on your day.
Quoi de neuf dans la dernière version ?
On This Day 2.0 — redesigned from the ground up.
- A new Swiss design with a timeline for every day
- Daily quiz with streaks, built from real events
- Widgets for Home Screen, Lock Screen and StandBy
- Explore any date, pin favourites
- Apple Watch and Apple TV apps
- Full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support
