On This Day

Full of facts and trivia for every day of the year. Do you know when the Duke of Albemarle arranged Britain’s first boxing match, between his butler and his butcher? Or when the first speeding fine was issued for exceeding 2 mph in a built-up area?

On This Day is a fascinating delve into often significant, and sometimes unusual, moments throughout history.

From The Times

From the Register section of The Times, discover the connections between people, events and places across the centuries and learn intriguing facts about world and British history and popular culture.

A day-by-day approach

A day-by-day approach to the key events for each day across the years. Familiar and lesser-known events are connected across the ages.

Uncover little-known facts

Uncover little-known historical facts about your own special dates.

Educational and entertaining

Educational and entertaining facts in equal measure. Contains a helpful index arranged by year to help you find those key event anniversaries.

Scope and sources

These fascinating facts, trivia, events, milestones and landmarks are selected from the fields of history, warfare, politics, medicine, science, sport, space exploration, literature, popular culture, etc. Together they offer a blend of key events that have shaped world history or society in one form or other.