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24 alternatives to took.today

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. took.today launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Today in History▲180

   The events are listed chronologically from present to past

   2024 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   What Happened Today in History▲154

   Discover significant historical events depicted in pics

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   PastFinder▲90

   History in today

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   All History▲83

   Take a look at the lesser known events in history

   2023 · its alternatives →

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   histories▲226

   Explore history of places through audio stories & fun facts

   2024 · pardoesoudewater.nl · its alternatives →

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   what day is it today▲104

   tells you what day it is today

   2020 · what-day-it-is-today.glitch.me · its alternatives →

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   Sapiens▲185

   A brief history of humankind

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   History Timelines▲85

   Create history timelines instantly

   2023 · historytimelines.co · its alternatives →

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   Startup Timelines▲231

   How the frontpages of famous startups changed over time

   2015 · bakztfuture.github.io · its alternatives →

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    The Information: A History, A Theory, A Flood▲67

    Where the big ideas of the modern era came from

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Phersu Atlas▲68

    Interactive historical atlas - daily data and 4M statistics

    2023 · phersu-atlas.com · its alternatives →

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    Daily History▲6

    Swipe through the past. Chat with history.

    2025 · jimjatt1999.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13
    WikiTrivia▲111

    Sort historical events on a timeline

    2022 · wikitrivia.tomjwatson.com · its alternatives →

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    History▲1

    An app about history which you can find what happend today.

    2022 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    WhatsReplay▲12

    Explore history interactive timeline

    2025 · its alternatives →

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    Globe of History▲189

    I built Globe of History — an interactive 3D visualization of 6,000 years of human events, mapped onto the Earth’s surface. It includes 5,000+ data points covering wars, inventions, assassinations, natural disasters, and philosophers — spanning 4000 BCE → 2025 CE. The main goal was to build a visual entry point into history — not a database, but a way to instantly sense density and continuity over time. Stack / Process Python for scraping structured event data from Wikipedia/Wikidata Gemini 2.0 Flash for AI-based enrichment and multi-stage verification Mapbox GL JS + React (Vite)…

    Nov 2025 · globeofhistory.com · its alternatives →

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    Genghis Khan▲89

    How Khan and the Mongols shaped the modern world

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    History Timeline▲238

    Who was alive, when, and where?

    2016 · ybogdanov.github.io · its alternatives →

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    The 100▲78

    A ranking of the most influential persons in history

    2016 · amazon.co.uk · its alternatives →

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    Homo Deus▲105

    A Brief History of Tomorrow

    2017 · ynharari.com · its alternatives →

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    Almanac▲176

    Keep track of what's important

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    HistoryMaps▲84

    Learn History Visually

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    2021 · history-maps.com · its alternatives →

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    The Muqaddimah▲56

    An introduction to history

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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