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Wikipedia: On This Day

Today in history, straight from Wikipedia.
Knowledge•Free

History on tap.

Every day Wikipedia curates a short list of notable events that happened on that calendar date — battles, inventions, elections, first performances, last stands. This widget pulls that feed live and lays one event at a time across a tiny reading card.

Pick between selected (Wikipedia's editor-curated highlights), events (the long chronological list), births, deaths, or holidays. Tap Next event to cycle without another network round-trip.

⚙️ Settings & Customization

  • Theme
  • Language
  • Size
  • Transparent background
  • Entry type
  • Order
  • Refresh
  • 🎨 Accent Color

📖 How to embed in Notion

  1. Adjust the settings above, then copy the embed link from the sidebar.
  2. Open the Notion page you want the widget on and type /embed.
  3. Paste the link into the embed dialog and press Embed link.
  4. Drag the embed's bottom edge to resize it to taste.
🆕 What's new in v1.0
  • ✦ Live curated feed from Wikipedia's on-this-day API
  • ✦ Big Fraunces year + thumbnail + one-line blurb
  • ✦ Five entry types: selected, events, births, deaths, holidays
  • ✦ Next event button cycles offline (no network round-trips)
  • ✦ BCE-aware year rendering (e.g. "44 BCE")
  • ✦ Five Wikipedia language editions: EN, AR, FR, DE, ES

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CategoryKnowledge
CompatibilityNotion · iframe
Size~10 KB
ThemeLight · Dark
Version1.0.0
UpdatedJune 2026
LanguagesEN · AR · FR · DE · ES