History isn’t just a dusty old textbook or a never-ending documentary narrated by a guy with an impossibly deep voice. History is happening right now. It happened five minutes ago when you burned your toast, and it happened five centuries ago when explorers were getting lost and pretending they meant to discover new continents. At History Is Every Day, we believe that history is alive, weird, and sometimes way too relatable. That’s why we serve up daily doses of historical events, famous birthdays, and notable departures—because the past is too entertaining to leave buried.
Every day, we comb through the centuries to bring you the highlights (and occasional lowlights) of human existence. Who was born on this day? Who changed the world, for better or worse? What completely avoidable disaster happened because someone refused to read the instructions? Whether it’s a game-changing invention, an empire falling apart in spectacular fashion, or an artist creating a masterpiece after being told, “That’ll never work,” we’re here to remind you that history is basically reality TV—just with more powdered wigs and fewer commercial breaks.
So whether you’re a history buff, a trivia fanatic, or just someone who wants to impress people with obscure knowledge at dinner parties, History Is Every Day is your go-to source for the past’s greatest hits. Check in daily, and you’ll never run out of interesting facts to casually drop into conversation. Just don’t blame us if people start calling you “that history person.”