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function get_month(month) {
  var data = ["jan", "feb", "mar", "apr", "may", "jun", "jul", "aug", "sep", "oct", "nov", "dec"];
  return data[month];
}
  fetch("../todayis.json")
  .then(function (response) {
    if (!response.ok) {
      throw Error(response.statusText);
    }
    return response.json();
  })
  .then(function (data) {
    var today = new Date();
    var month = get_month(today.getMonth());
    var event = "";
    var i = 0;
    for (i = 0; i < data.month[month].length; i++) {
      if (data.month[month][i].date == today.getDate()) {
        event = data.month[month][i].day[Math.floor(Math.random() * data.month[month][i].day.length)];
        break;
      }
    }
    var el = document.getElementById("today-in-history");
    if (el) {
        if (event !== "") {
            el.innerHTML = "Today is " + event;
        } else {
            el.innerHTML = "No events found for today";
        }
    }
  })
  .catch(function (error) {
    console.log("Error: " + error);
  });