History is the exploration of the human past, as explained in written documents left behind by people. The past, with its complex choices and events, participants dead, and history recounted, is what the public understands as the permanent foundation on which historians stand.

Whether or not you like history, there’s no rejecting its impact on us. But as provisioners of the past, historians comprehend that the foundation is quicksand, that pieces of each story are untold, and that what has been communicated is biased by today’s conditions. While not incorrect to say that history is the study of the past, history is also the systematic study of human behavior.

History Daily with Francis Chappel Black is a daily account of events that shape our world on a particular date. Our journey will include the stories that have enriched the human condition throughout all recorded history. Many of our stories will deal with unhappy events starring some of history’s most unfortunate, infamous, and hopeless characters and events.

The entries included on this website encompass a full calendar year of historical stories written to inform and entertain you. We will also intersperse the narrative with stories of special interest to our viewers. I hope you will enjoy them, and if you do, please tell a friend.

Cheers,

Francis Chappell Black