duckduckgo/zeroclickinfo-spice — pull request #567 by killerfish (2014-04-22 22:05:53+00:00)
Title: This day in history

**What does your instant answer do?**
Lists historical events on current/given day.

**What problem does your instant answer solve (Why is it better than organic links)?**
Instant relevant information displayed.

**What is the data source for your instant answer? (Provide a link if possible)**
Wikipedia.

**Why did you choose this data source?**
Biggest online encyclopedia, regular updates etc.

**Are there any other alternative (better) data sources?**
History.com could be considered, although its a matter of preference.

**What are some example queries that trigger this instant answer?**
today in history, this day in history.

**Which communities will this instant answer be especially useful for? (gamers, book lovers, etc)**
general users.

**Is this instant answer connected to a DuckDuckHack [instant answer idea](https://duck.co/ideas)?**
Yes, https://duck.co/ideas/idea/482/today-in-history

**Which existing instant answers will this one supersede/overlap with?**
No idea.

**Are you having any problems? Do you need our help with anything?**

##Checklist
Please place an 'X' where appropriate.

```
[X] Added metadata and attribution information
[X] Wrote test file and added to t/ directory
[X] Verified that instant answer adheres to design guidelines(https://github.com/duckduckgo/duckduckgo-documentation/blob/master/duckduckhack/styleguides/design_styleguide.md)
[X] Tested cross-browser compatability

Please let us know which browsers/devices you've tested on:
- Mac OSX
[X] Google Chrome
[X] Firefox
```
![history1](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1424236/2771365/f097d25e-ca69-11e3-83e0-9e7688953ab5.png)
![history2](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/1424236/2771369/f68ec1f4-ca69-11e3-8cc8-b3b55012211d.png)