Hiztory was built as a means of creating "This Day in History" functionality to BeliefMedia clients and our own websites via a RESTful XML API (for example, the aviation area was created for our Flight website(s) and the birth events are significant for our Baby Names index at BubNames.com). However, the API and RSS feeds are freely available to anybody that cares to offer the same functionality on their own website... with appropriate attribution, of course.

The database is continually undergoing automated and manual means of updating with new historical references added daily. New industry specific areas are constantly being added.