Sunrise/sunset
Please add Sun rise/set times on the iPhone app.
Out of date
No updates since 2017
No longer supported?
Nice app, but events stop at 2015. It appears this app is no longer supported but still interesting for world events on specific days.
Even better with a country filter
Would be even better with a country filter please.
History Buffs Pay Attention
The Calanderium App is visited daily.
As an avid history buff I enjoy learning nuanced moments and interventions that changed the future. The App selects historical topics that change daily and guide the reader to a more in-depth discussion in Wikipedia. If a subject interests you, then take the next step and further your research using other resources.
I highly recommend trying this App each evening.
As an avid history buff I enjoy learning nuanced moments and interventions that changed the future. The App selects historical topics that change daily and guide the reader to a more in-depth discussion in Wikipedia. If a subject interests you, then take the next step and further your research using other resources.
I highly recommend trying this App each evening.
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Very Depressing, Mostly Bad News
I downloaded This app so I could look at each day and learn about major events that happened in history. Unfortunately, very few of the headlines are of a positive nature. You will see lots of entries like “Hitler takes Power….” and “Hundreds killed in…”, but very few “First space flight…” or “Pulitzer Prize awarded to…”
It seems this app skews toward sensationalized, negative, depressing, horrific events. But then again, maybe human history is all about death and destruction, with a sprinkle of highlights. Either way, I no longer want to start each day with a dose of depressing.
It seems this app skews toward sensationalized, negative, depressing, horrific events. But then again, maybe human history is all about death and destruction, with a sprinkle of highlights. Either way, I no longer want to start each day with a dose of depressing.
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Updates?
It would be cool to update the app with some new dates…
Nice and informative - if you remember to look at it
I like this app, full of interesting information and totally absorbing. However it really needs a widget for desktop display of daily information.
It’s great
I like it
Used to be great
I just deleted this app. The most recent dates I have seen are 2017. Nothing later. Is the app no longer updating?
simon
I love this app! read it daily
Latest change
I enjoy this app immensely - yet the ability to share on social media has been removed eliminating the ability to share quickly.
I’d give it stars if they brought that back - please.
I’d give it stars if they brought that back - please.
Calendarium
VERY HELPFUL APP
Daily Must-Read, but ...
Great way to start each day. The links to Wikipedia articles for each item are an excellent feature.
One star deducted for occasional factual errors (see below), and use of obscure units of measure, such as Mw fot earthquake intensity.
Error example: 20 January 1953 says Eisenhower was the first US Presidenr inaugurated on 20 January in accordance with the 20th Amendment. Not true. The 20th Amendment was ratified in 1933, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated for his second term on 20 January 1937.
One star deducted for occasional factual errors (see below), and use of obscure units of measure, such as Mw fot earthquake intensity.
Error example: 20 January 1953 says Eisenhower was the first US Presidenr inaugurated on 20 January in accordance with the 20th Amendment. Not true. The 20th Amendment was ratified in 1933, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated for his second term on 20 January 1937.
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Daily info
Great Ap. I look forward to reading what happened on Dailythe current day in history. It’s part of my daily routine
Camera access
Could you please explain why your app needs to access the camera?!!
Well done!
Totally what I was looking for! Thanks! Would highly recommend.
Great app, widget no
This app easily gets my five stars BUT can you please clean up the widget which is SO boring. Suggestion: the bottom of the widget design is okay but if you made the top of the widget look exactly like the app, well, I would happily give you SIX stars!
Negativity, hand-picked from all over the world
Instead of me reviewing this app, let it speak for itself. Here are some “events” that happened on this day that this app chose to “recall” for me. App lets you copy paste them so here’s a preview for you, these were at the top of the list:
”17.11.2013 – Fifty people are killed when Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 crashes at Kazan Airport, Russia.
17.11.2012 – At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in an accident at a railway crossing near Manfalut, Egypt.
17.11.2000 – A catastrophic landslide in Log pod Mangartom, Slovenia, kills seven, and causes millions of SIT of damage. It is one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia in the past 100 years.
17.11.1997 – In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre.”
The list is long and does have some interesting events like:
“17.11.1947 – American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.”
Most of the “events”, however, have to do with catastrophes, war-related deaths, massacres, accidents and destruction. Is that supposed to be entertaining or insightful? Isn’t it enough that we already have News channels for this sort of thing? To fill yourself up with negativity in such an unproductive way - without context or purpose is very unhealthy. What possible purpose could it serve to inform me that in 2012 “At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in an accident” at some railway crossing in Egypt? Am I supposed to listen to my music or eat lunch while reading this casually?
Why not instead focus on the good/positive things such as scientific discoveries, art, music, literature... things that shaped and inspired the world in *positive* ways? Surely there are plenty on this day, every day. Such events inspire positive thinking throughout the day and make us feel more positive about our own affairs.
As Humans we have a strong tendency to relate easily to the suffering and demise of other members of our own species, in fact this is what’s known as Empathy. To take advantage of this susceptibility and build a whole app to exploit it, well that’s just low.
”17.11.2013 – Fifty people are killed when Tatarstan Airlines Flight 363 crashes at Kazan Airport, Russia.
17.11.2012 – At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in an accident at a railway crossing near Manfalut, Egypt.
17.11.2000 – A catastrophic landslide in Log pod Mangartom, Slovenia, kills seven, and causes millions of SIT of damage. It is one of the worst catastrophes in Slovenia in the past 100 years.
17.11.1997 – In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre.”
The list is long and does have some interesting events like:
“17.11.1947 – American scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor, a key element for the electronics revolution of the 20th century.”
Most of the “events”, however, have to do with catastrophes, war-related deaths, massacres, accidents and destruction. Is that supposed to be entertaining or insightful? Isn’t it enough that we already have News channels for this sort of thing? To fill yourself up with negativity in such an unproductive way - without context or purpose is very unhealthy. What possible purpose could it serve to inform me that in 2012 “At least 50 schoolchildren are killed in an accident” at some railway crossing in Egypt? Am I supposed to listen to my music or eat lunch while reading this casually?
Why not instead focus on the good/positive things such as scientific discoveries, art, music, literature... things that shaped and inspired the world in *positive* ways? Surely there are plenty on this day, every day. Such events inspire positive thinking throughout the day and make us feel more positive about our own affairs.
As Humans we have a strong tendency to relate easily to the suffering and demise of other members of our own species, in fact this is what’s known as Empathy. To take advantage of this susceptibility and build a whole app to exploit it, well that’s just low.
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Great app
This app gives you everything that happens on this day in history which I compare it to a radio station that has a almanac in the morning. Wish they also gave the birthday of famous people born on this day.
