The History Web

A free interactive history encyclopedia for students

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Explore 249 history topics across six continents through an interactive world map. Each topic includes a short overview and 2–4 verified source links. Download selected topics as ZIP files for offline reading. Free and open source, for students, teachers, and independent learners. https://thehistoryweb.org https://github.com/SamyIOoOI/OHC-History-Web

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PH · launched Nov 1, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 64%)

Education
Search & retrieval
B2C
Not AI
Commercial product

Open Source
Education
GitHub

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Yes The app is a map-based browser for about 249 topics with downloads, which is standard web development. The main effort is researching and sourcing content, which is labor rather than a technical barrier.

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Attention rank: #87 of 191 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 365 days after the earliest competitor.

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