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Lifeline · historybuff.com over time
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
Registered 29 years ago · on AboutUs since 2006 · 1 registrar change since Apr 17, 2012 · no ownership change on record since 2007 · last checked Sep 27, 2026.
Registration
RegisteredMar 6, 1997historybuff.com was registered on Mar 6, 1997.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 1, 2026
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 20, 2006 – Nov 7, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described historybuff.com from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 7, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Registrar
Network Solutions, LLCApr 17, 2012 – Apr 1, 2014Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for historybuff.com, from Apr 17, 2012 to Apr 1, 2014.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)GoDaddy.com, LLC
Ownership
Ownership recordsSep 6, 2007 – Jun 13, 2026Registration records for historybuff.com are held from Sep 6, 2007 to Jun 13, 2026 (71 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2007–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: securednshost.comNameservers: securednshost.comSep 6, 2007 – Oct 17, 2013Registration records listed securednshost.com nameservers (ns.securednshost.com, ns1.securednshost.com) for historybuff.com from Sep 6, 2007 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Certificate
No certificate recorded yet.
200020102020Jan ’26Oct ’26← last 12 months, drawn wider
Every dated fact on this lifeline (17)
Mar 6, 1997Registration: historybuff.com was registered on Mar 6, 1997.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 1, 2026
Jun 20, 2006 – Nov 7, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described historybuff.com from Jun 20, 2006 to Nov 7, 2013 (4 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “In 1965, as a Junior in High School, for primary resource material, I purchased an original newspaper announcing that John Wilkes Booth had just been captured and killed. Reading the emotion-filled accounts from actual …”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Sep 6, 2007 – Jun 13, 2026Ownership: Registration records for historybuff.com are held from Sep 6, 2007 to Jun 13, 2026 (71 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Sep 6, 2007 – Oct 17, 2013Zone file: Registration records listed securednshost.com nameservers (ns.securednshost.com, ns1.securednshost.com) for historybuff.com from Sep 6, 2007 to Oct 17, 2013. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Said about itself in 2006
Jul 1, 2006
“In 1965, as a Junior in High School, for primary resource material, I purchased an original newspaper announcing that John Wilkes Booth had just been captured and killed. Reading the emotion-filled accounts from actual …”
Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Current AboutUs recordJun 30, 2026 – Sep 1, 2026 (latest)Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 1, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
GoDaddy.com, LLC
Jul 31, 2016 – Oct 26, 2026 (latest)
Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 31, 2016 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.
Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 1, 2026
Nameservers: securednshost.comOct 18, 2013 – Jun 1, 2014securednshost.com (ns.securednshost.com, ns1.securednshost.com) were the nameservers listed for historybuff.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Jun 1, 2014 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Jan 24, 2015 – Mar 27, 2015Amazon Route 53 (ns-1084.awsdns-07.org, ns-666.awsdns-19.net) were the nameservers listed for historybuff.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Jan 24, 2015 to Mar 27, 2015 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Jan 24, 2015historybuff.com's nameservers moved from securednshost.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Jun 1, 2014 and Jan 24, 2015. Last seen at securednshost.com: Jun 1, 2014 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jan 24, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 8 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (ICANN zone-file snapshot → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Nameservers: GoDaddySep 23, 2015 – Oct 1, 2015GoDaddy (ns17.domaincontrol.com, ns18.domaincontrol.com) were the nameservers listed for historybuff.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Sep 23, 2015 to Oct 1, 2015 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
DNS moved to GoDaddySep 23, 2015historybuff.com's nameservers moved from Amazon Route 53 to GoDaddy at some point between Mar 27, 2015 and Sep 23, 2015. Last seen at Amazon Route 53: Mar 27, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). First seen at GoDaddy: Sep 23, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 6 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (ICANN zone-file snapshot → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Nov 1, 2015 – Apr 3, 2018Amazon Route 53 (ns-1102.awsdns-09.org, ns-157.awsdns-19.com, ns-1963.awsdns-53.co.uk…) were the nameservers listed for historybuff.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Nov 1, 2015 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Nov 1, 2015historybuff.com's nameservers moved from GoDaddy to Amazon Route 53 between Oct 1, 2015 and Nov 1, 2015. Last seen at GoDaddy: Oct 1, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Nov 1, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (ICANN zone-file snapshot → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Apr 4, 2018 – Jun 13, 2026Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1102.awsdns-09.org, ns-157.awsdns-19.com, ns-1963.awsdns-53.co.uk…) for historybuff.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 13, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Seen in the .com zone fileSep 8, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026 (latest)First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 27, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 27, 2026: ns-1102.awsdns-09.org, ns-157.awsdns-19.com, ns-1963.awsdns-53.co.uk, ns-783.awsdns-33.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 27, 2026
Apr 17, 2012 – Apr 1, 2014
Registrar: Registrar Network Solutions, LLC (IANA 2) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for historybuff.com, from Apr 17, 2012 to Apr 1, 2014.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Oct 18, 2013 – Jun 1, 2014Zone file: securednshost.com (ns.securednshost.com, ns1.securednshost.com) were the nameservers listed for historybuff.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Oct 18, 2013 to Jun 1, 2014 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Jan 24, 2015 – Mar 27, 2015Zone file: Amazon Route 53 (ns-1084.awsdns-07.org, ns-666.awsdns-19.net) were the nameservers listed for historybuff.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Jan 24, 2015 to Mar 27, 2015 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Jan 24, 2015Zone file: historybuff.com's nameservers moved from securednshost.com to Amazon Route 53 at some point between Jun 1, 2014 and Jan 24, 2015. Last seen at securednshost.com: Jun 1, 2014 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jan 24, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 8 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (ICANN zone-file snapshot → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Sep 23, 2015 – Oct 1, 2015Zone file: GoDaddy (ns17.domaincontrol.com, ns18.domaincontrol.com) were the nameservers listed for historybuff.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Sep 23, 2015 to Oct 1, 2015 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Sep 23, 2015Zone file: historybuff.com's nameservers moved from Amazon Route 53 to GoDaddy at some point between Mar 27, 2015 and Sep 23, 2015. Last seen at Amazon Route 53: Mar 27, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). First seen at GoDaddy: Sep 23, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). AboutUs holds no nameserver records for the 6 months in between, so the date of the move is not known more closely.Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (ICANN zone-file snapshot → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Nov 1, 2015 – Apr 3, 2018Zone file: Amazon Route 53 (ns-1102.awsdns-09.org, ns-157.awsdns-19.com, ns-1963.awsdns-53.co.uk…) were the nameservers listed for historybuff.com at every ICANN zone-file snapshot AboutUs holds from Nov 1, 2015 to Apr 3, 2018 (snapshots exist for only part of 2013–2018).Source: ICANN zone-file snapshots, 2013–2018 (legacy archive)
Nov 1, 2015Zone file: historybuff.com's nameservers moved from GoDaddy to Amazon Route 53 between Oct 1, 2015 and Nov 1, 2015. Last seen at GoDaddy: Oct 1, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Nov 1, 2015 (ICANN zone-file snapshot).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (ICANN zone-file snapshot → ICANN zone-file snapshot)
Jul 31, 2016 – Oct 26, 2026Registrar: Registrar GoDaddy.com, LLC (IANA 146) in the registration data recorded, first on Jul 31, 2016 and most recently on Oct 26, 2026.Source: RDAP, fetched Sep 1, 2026
Apr 4, 2018 – Jun 13, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1102.awsdns-09.org, ns-157.awsdns-19.com, ns-1963.awsdns-53.co.uk…) for historybuff.com from Apr 4, 2018 to Jun 13, 2026. Days a zone file covers are shown from the zone file instead.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 30, 2026 – Sep 1, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Sep 1, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Sep 8, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026Zone file: First seen in the .com zone file records AboutUs holds on Sep 8, 2026; latest sighting Sep 27, 2026. Nameservers on Sep 27, 2026: ns-1102.awsdns-09.org, ns-157.awsdns-19.com, ns-1963.awsdns-53.co.uk, ns-783.awsdns-33.net.Source: ICANN CZDS zone file, snapshot Sep 27, 2026
Registered 1997 · AboutUs could not get a response over HTTPS when it checked (Oct 26, 2026)
HistoryBuff.com provides primary source materials for students and teachers
In 1965, as a Junior in High School, for primary resource material, I purchased an original newspaper announcing that John Wilkes Booth had just been captured and killed.
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Mar 6, 1997 — 29 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: GoDaddy.com, LLC — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Sep 7, 2026).
Authority 41/100— ahead of 41% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
41 is a percentile: higher than 41% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #671,246)+5
Verified continuity: 29.6 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+2
Calibration adjustment (published map)+5
Model score: 23/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 41/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 55 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 55 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
Recorded HTTPS check did not confirm a valid connection
No MX and no DMARC (mild)
What historybuff.com said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
In 1965, as a Junior in High School, for primary resource material, I purchased an original newspaper announcing that John Wilkes Booth had just been captured and killed. Reading the emotion-filled accounts from actual witnesses suddenly opened a new door for me. Before, my viewpoint of history was that it was just a series of dates, names and events.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.