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THIS DAY IN HISTORY

Daily Briefing

History happens every day! Check in with your virtual assistant or wherever you get your podcasts to find out about the historical events that happened on this day and every other day of the year.

Listen to Today's Briefing

Alexa, play my Flash Briefing. Alexa, what's my Flash Briefing? Amazon Echo Dot
  • Open the Alexa app
  • Open More and then select Settings
  • Select News and then edit Flash Briefing
  • Select Add Content and then toggle next to TDIH to add to your Flash Briefing

To listen, just say, 鈥淎lexa, play my Flash Briefing鈥� or 鈥淎lexa, what鈥檚 my Flash Briefing?鈥� to any of your Alexa-enabled devices.

Come back each day and say 鈥淎lexa, launch This Day in HISTORY鈥� to hear the events for the day. You can also hear about events from other days by saying 鈥淎lexa, ask This Day in HISTORY what happened on May 15,鈥� for example.

This Day in HISTORY is also available on Routines. Just scan this with the camera on your phone to open the Routine in the Alexa app or share it with a friend.

Alexa, ask This Day in History what happened on May 15. Alexa, launch This Day in History. Amazon Echo Plus
Hey Google, listen to the news from This Day in History. Hey Google, play the news from This Day in History. Google Mini

Check in with your Flash Briefing every day to hear the top historical events for this day in past years by saying "Hey Google, listen to the news from This Day in HISTORY," for example.

Or subscribe on your favorite podcast service

Visit Spotify, iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts or Google Podcasts and subscribe to This Day in HISTORY.

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