Random History Facts

To generate a set of random historical facts select how many you would like to see and hit the generate button.

During the Prohibition era, the U.S. Government allowed Whiskey to be sold through pharmacies. As a result, Walgreens grew from 20 retail stores to almost 400.
Nowadays, millionaires with just $1 million isn’t considered wealthy anymore by most Americans. Now, the typical American sees at least $2.4 million as wealthy.
Witches Weren't Actually Burned at the Stake In Salem

What is this tool?

The history of humankind is littered with amazing events that have been written down for future generations to learn about.

As a fun way to explore just some of these historical facts, I created this random generator containing 155 facts through different periods in time.