'Today in History' is an application for smartphones that display events which took place on a given day in history.
These events come from various sources in different languages which you can select. You can browse all events of today using the arrows buttons.
If you are interested in further information regarding a particular event, you can simply tap on the text which will bring the related links for that event.
Current sources include: Wikipedia, BBC, The New York Times, DW-World and History.com.
Today in Hisotry widget for the home-screen comes in three sizes: the small one (4x1) and the bigger one (4x2) and a stacked version for Android versions greater than 2.
According to the app developer, the widget downloads the events for the next days and stores them on your device, so there is no need for permanent internet access.
Android phone users can download the app from here.