This Day in History is a browser extension for Chrome that gives users access to historical information on a daily basis. The Day in History extension displays a quick ‘This day in history fact’ every time a user opens a new tab. This free app shows over 6200 historical facts, from events such as birth and death to important historical events. It is a lightweight extension for Chrome that can be used in a wide variety of situations. You will not be affected by the fact in the current tab, as it will display a new fact every time you open a new tab.

This extension will not display historical information for the current day. You will get access to historical facts from different days of the year.