On This Day… an app for history buffs is updated to 2.0

A major update has been released for On This Day… – a Windows Phone exclusive app for history buffs everywhere. Learn history from the live tile with this fast and fluid metro app. This update brings many features that have been often requested. You’ll be able to:

• Check what happened in history on events from your calendar, such as your friends’ birthdays
• Group and filter the events by centuries and decades. It’s never been easier to explore the history on your phone
• Change display font sizes for easier reading

As always, you will be able to:

• Pin and engaging live tile with historical events
• Check holidays, births, deaths on any day in history
• Share events with your friends on Facebook and Twitter
• View wiki articles for all events

Grab this app for free from the marketplace. On This Day… is supported by an ad on bottom of the screen. We also have an ad-free app, as requested by many of our followers.