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Effective URL: https://www.onthisday.com/
Submission: On May 08 via api from US — Scanned from DE
Effective URL: https://www.onthisday.com/
Submission: On May 08 via api from US — Scanned from DE
Form analysis 4 forms found in the DOM
POST /search.php
<form method="post" action="/search.php">
<ul class="search__list">
<li class="search__item"><input name="text" type="text" autocomplete="off" minlength="2" placeholder="Enter Date, Event or Person" value="" class="search__text" aria-label="Date, Event or Person" data-target="#search-result-container-1"></li>
<li class="search__item">
<div class="dk-select search__select" id="dk0">
<div class="dk-selected " tabindex="0" id="dk0-combobox" aria-live="assertive" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox" aria-owns="dk0-listbox" aria-label="undefined">All Days</div>
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<li class="dk-option " data-value="20" text="20" role="option" aria-selected="false" id="dk0-20">20</li>
<li class="dk-option " data-value="21" text="21" role="option" aria-selected="false" id="dk0-21">21</li>
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<li class="dk-option " data-value="24" text="24" role="option" aria-selected="false" id="dk0-24">24</li>
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<option value="3">3</option>
<option value="4">4</option>
<option value="5">5</option>
<option value="6">6</option>
<option value="7">7</option>
<option value="8">8</option>
<option value="9">9</option>
<option value="10">10</option>
<option value="11">11</option>
<option value="12">12</option>
<option value="13">13</option>
<option value="14">14</option>
<option value="15">15</option>
<option value="16">16</option>
<option value="17">17</option>
<option value="18">18</option>
<option value="19">19</option>
<option value="20">20</option>
<option value="21">21</option>
<option value="22">22</option>
<option value="23">23</option>
<option value="24">24</option>
<option value="25">25</option>
<option value="26">26</option>
<option value="27">27</option>
<option value="28">28</option>
<option value="29">29</option>
<option value="30">30</option>
<option value="31">31</option>
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</li>
<li class="search__item">
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<div class="dk-selected " tabindex="0" id="dk1-combobox" aria-live="assertive" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox" aria-owns="dk1-listbox" aria-label="undefined">All Months</div>
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<option value="4">April</option>
<option value="5">May</option>
<option value="6">June</option>
<option value="7">July</option>
<option value="8">August</option>
<option value="9">September</option>
<option value="10">October</option>
<option value="11">November</option>
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</li>
<li class="search__item"><input name="year" type="number" placeholder="All Years" min="1" max="2050" aria-label="Year"></li>
<li class="search__item">
<div class="dk-select search__select" id="dk2">
<div class="dk-selected " tabindex="0" id="dk2-combobox" aria-live="assertive" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox" aria-owns="dk2-listbox" aria-label="undefined">All Types</div>
<ul class="dk-select-options" id="dk2-listbox" role="listbox" aria-expanded="false">
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<option value="all">All Types</option>
<option value="e">Events</option>
<option value="b">Birthdays</option>
<option value="d">Deaths</option>
<option value="w">Weddings</option>
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</li>
<li class="search__item"><button aria-label="Search" class="search__button"><span class="button-label">Search</span></button></li>
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</form>POST /search.php
<form method="post" action="/search.php">
<ul class="search__list">
<li class="search__item"><input name="text" type="text" autocomplete="off" minlength="2" placeholder="Enter Date, Event or Person" value="" class="search__text" aria-label="Date, Event or Person" data-target="#search-result-container-2"></li>
<li class="search__item">
<div class="dk-select search__select" id="dk3">
<div class="dk-selected " tabindex="0" id="dk3-combobox" aria-live="assertive" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox" aria-owns="dk3-listbox" aria-label="undefined">All Days</div>
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<li class="dk-option dk-option-selected" data-value="All Days" text="All Days" role="option" aria-selected="true" id="dk3-All-Days">All Days</li>
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<option value="5">5</option>
<option value="6">6</option>
<option value="7">7</option>
<option value="8">8</option>
<option value="9">9</option>
<option value="10">10</option>
<option value="11">11</option>
<option value="12">12</option>
<option value="13">13</option>
<option value="14">14</option>
<option value="15">15</option>
<option value="16">16</option>
<option value="17">17</option>
<option value="18">18</option>
<option value="19">19</option>
<option value="20">20</option>
<option value="21">21</option>
<option value="22">22</option>
<option value="23">23</option>
<option value="24">24</option>
<option value="25">25</option>
<option value="26">26</option>
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<option value="29">29</option>
<option value="30">30</option>
<option value="31">31</option>
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<li class="search__item">
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<div class="dk-selected " tabindex="0" id="dk4-combobox" aria-live="assertive" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox" aria-owns="dk4-listbox" aria-label="undefined">All Months</div>
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<option value="5">May</option>
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</li>
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<li class="search__item">
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<div class="dk-selected " tabindex="0" id="dk5-combobox" aria-live="assertive" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox" aria-owns="dk5-listbox" aria-label="undefined">All Types</div>
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<option value="e">Events</option>
<option value="b">Birthdays</option>
<option value="d">Deaths</option>
<option value="w">Weddings</option>
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</li>
<li class="search__item"><button aria-label="Search" class="search__button"><span class="button-label">Search</span></button></li>
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</form>POST /search.php
<form method="post" action="/search.php">
<ul class="search__list">
<li class="search__item"><input name="text" type="text" autocomplete="off" minlength="2" placeholder="Enter Date, Event or Person" value="" class="search__text" aria-label="Date, Event or Person" data-target="#search-result-container-3"></li>
<li class="search__item">
<div class="dk-select search__select" id="dk6">
<div class="dk-selected " tabindex="0" id="dk6-combobox" aria-live="assertive" aria-expanded="false" aria-haspopup="listbox" aria-owns="dk6-listbox" aria-label="undefined">All Days</div>
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<li class="dk-option " data-value="17" text="17" role="option" aria-selected="false" id="dk6-17">17</li>
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<li class="dk-option " data-value="19" text="19" role="option" aria-selected="false" id="dk6-19">19</li>
<li class="dk-option " data-value="20" text="20" role="option" aria-selected="false" id="dk6-20">20</li>
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