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The whole world in your pocket.

A living globe of world history. Drag through the years, tap any place, and see what happened there and what was happening everywhere else at the same time.

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0130 BCE

Stop anywhere in time.

Drag the years below and the globe turns to that time. Each stop opens a different way in: events, people, journeys and topics.

Here is Egypt in 30 BCE, in the last days of Cleopatra, with what was happening there.

People: who lived there that year.

021944

See the whole world at once.

Pick a year and see what was happening in every country, side by side.

031944

From space to the street.

Zoom from the whole planet down to a single historic site, in one smooth motion.

041994

Your year

Around the world in 1994

  • South AfricaDemocracy in South Africa
  • Rwanda1994 Genocide against Tutsi
  • HungaryBudapest Memorandum
Explore 1994

051969

All the way to the Moon… and beyond!

Zoom out past the Earth to every Moon landing, then on to the Sun and all eight planets.

Free to explore. Pro to study.

Every place and every article is free to read. Pro adds the tools for learning: notes, citations and study sets, with a plan for students.

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For studying, research and guided learning.

  • Notes and highlights on every article
  • Citations ready for essays and homework
  • Study sets to review what you have read
  • Guided journeys, with new ones each month
  • Unlimited saved moments, and notes you can export
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Every place and every year, free to read.

  • The whole globe and the full timeline
  • Every article, free to read in full
  • Save up to five moments
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Over a century's worth of history, packed into your 15-minute break. Open it, then choose Install or Add to Home Screen in your browser's menu.

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The most interactive way to learn about your world, and the stars beyond it.

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