Random History Facts

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

In 1923, a jockey suffered a fatal heart attack but his horse finished and won the race, making him the first and only jockey to win a race after death.
Captain Morgan Actually Existed
President Abraham Lincoln is in the Wrestling Hall of Fame

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.