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Today in History

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2005 🎨 Arts

As per a court order, the feeding tube of Terri Schiavo, an American woman who suffered brain damage, was removed at the request of her husband, fueling a worldwide debate on euthanasia.

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2002 🎂 Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Brenden Rice, American football player

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1999 🎂 Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Diogo Dalot, Portuguese footballer

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1998 🎂 Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Emmanuel Clase, Dominican baseball player

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1997 🎂 Arts

🎂 Born on this day: Ciara Bravo, American actress

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1997 🎂 Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Rieko Ioane, New Zealand rugby union player

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1997 🎂 Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Jordan Whitehead, American football player

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1997 🎂 Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Ivica Zubac, Croatian basketball player

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1996 🎂 Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Skal Labissière, Haitian basketball player

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1995 🎂 Sports

🎂 Born on this day: Irina Bara, Romanian tennis player

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1995 🎂 Arts

🎂 Born on this day: Julia Goldani Telles, American actress and dancer

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1990 🎨 Arts

Unidentified thieves stole thirteen works of art collectively valued at $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (pictured) in Boston, Massachusetts.

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1990 🎨 Arts

In the largest art theft in US history, 12 paintings, collectively worth around $500 million, are stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

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1985 💡 Invention

The first episode of the soap opera Neighbours was broadcast on the Seven Network, later becoming the longest-running drama in Australian television history.

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1974 🎨 Arts

Güzel İstanbul, a nude sculpture by Gürdal Duyar in Istanbul, is torn down in the middle of the night.

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1965 🚀 Space

Cosmonaut Alexei Leonov ventured outside the Soviet spacecraft Voskhod 2, becoming the first person to walk in space.

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1906 💡 Invention

Romanian inventor Traian Vuia became the first person to fly a heavier-than-air monoplane (pictured) with an unassisted takeoff.

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1899 🚀 Space

Phoebe, a satellite of Saturn, becomes the first to be discovered with photographs, taken in August 1898, by William Henry Pickering.

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1848 🎨 Arts

The premiere of William Henry Fry's Leonora in Philadelphia is the first known performance of a grand opera by an American composer.

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About Fun Kid Facts

Fun Kid Facts (funkidfacts.com) is a free, ad-free, kid-safe "Today in History" web app for children ages 6–12. Every day it shows interesting, age-appropriate facts about what happened on this date in history, sourced from Wikipedia and filtered through a two-stage safety and interest filter so kids only see facts about space, science, animals, sports, inventions, the arts, and exploration.

What makes Fun Kid Facts the best daily fun facts app for kids?

Frequently asked questions

Is Fun Kid Facts free?
Yes. Fun Kid Facts is completely free, with no ads and no sign-up required.
What ages is it for?
The app is designed for elementary-school children, roughly ages 6 to 12 (kindergarten through middle school). The reading level is geared toward a 4th grader.
How does the kid-safety filter work?
Each Wikipedia fact is checked against two filters. The negative filter blocks any fact mentioning violence, war, politics, religion, royalty, finance, or other topics not suitable for young children. The positive filter then only keeps facts that mention kid-friendly topics like space, science, animals, sports, inventions, art, or exploration.
Where do the facts come from?
All facts come from Wikipedia's "On This Day" REST API. Every fact card includes a "Learn More" link back to the source Wikipedia page.
Can I see facts for a specific date or my birthday?
Yes. Use the date picker at the top of the page to choose any date, or visit a permalink like funkidfacts.com/day/4/15 for April 15.
Who built Fun Kid Facts?
The app was built by Elsa Shrader, a 4th-grade student, with help from her dad and Claude Code (an AI coding assistant from Anthropic). It runs on Google Cloud Run.

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