What happened on today’s date, on the screen
A list of notable things that happened on today’s date through history, rolling over on its own each day.
About this app
Each day this shows notable events that happened on today's date through history, drawn from Wikipedia. Choose the language, how many events to list and a light or dark theme; the list refreshes automatically as the date rolls over. It makes engaging, ever-changing filler for lobbies, waiting rooms, schools and museums, giving people something to read while they wait.
Why teams choose this app
- Content that changes daily with nobody preparing it
- Fills a gap in the rotation on days with nothing new to announce
- No account and no key
What it does
Rolls over by itself
Today is resolved on our side and the list moves to the new day on its own, with nobody clicking anything.
How many events show
Set how many stand on the screen: a few for a glance, more for a place where people wait longer.
One fetch for every screen
The date is the same for everyone, so a whole estate of screens costs one fetch a day.
Where it fits
A waiting room
A patient or client has something to read while waiting, instead of staring at the wall.
A school
A corridor screen with a small daily curiosity between the notices.
An office lobby
Content that fills the rotation on days with nothing new to publish.
How to set it up
Add the app
There is nothing to connect and nothing to configure for it to work.
Set the number of events
Match how many show to how long a viewer actually stays.
Choose a theme and publish
Match the look to the rest of the screen, then publish.
Requirements and limitations
- Account
- No account and no key are needed.
- Data source
- Events come from the English Wikipedia “On This Day” feed.
- Network
- A connection is needed to fetch the new day’s events.
- Refresh
- Checked a few times a day, so it rolls over to the new date on its own.
- Offline behavior
- The last fetched events stay on screen without a network.
- Limitations
- The events are in English. The feed exists for only a small set of Wikipedia editions, so other languages are not available. For an audience that does not read English, this is not the right app.
Frequently asked questions
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