diff --git a/src/db-utils.lisp b/src/db-utils.lisp
index e4687fa..16cc15b 100644
--- a/src/db-utils.lisp
+++ b/src/db-utils.lisp
@@ -273,9 +273,6 @@ nil (default T), start a new connection"
      (db:maybe-build-all-tables)
      (progn ,@body)))
 
-(defun local-time-obj-now ()
-  (local-time:now))
-
 ; db -> application
 (defun encode-datetime-string (d &optional (fallback nil))
   "Encode a datetime string from db"
diff --git a/src/db.lisp b/src/db.lisp
index 390e406..ae5f396 100644
--- a/src/db.lisp
+++ b/src/db.lisp
@@ -874,7 +874,7 @@ to the corresponding id in table +table-account+"
     (let* ((last-inserted (last-in-history prompt)))
       (when (or (null last-inserted)
                 (not (string= input (getf last-inserted :input))))
-        (let* ((now           (prepare-for-db (local-time-obj-now)))
+        (let* ((now           (prepare-for-db (misc:local-time-obj-now)))
                (insert-query  (make-insert :input-history
                                            (:prompt :input :date-added)
                                            (prompt input   now))))
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ than `max-id'"
 
 (defun threshold-time (days-in-the-past)
   "Returns a time object `days-in-the-past' days in the past"
-  (local-time:adjust-timestamp (local-time-obj-now)
+  (local-time:adjust-timestamp (misc:local-time-obj-now)
     (offset :day (- (abs days-in-the-past)))))
 
 (defun purge-by-date-added (table threshold)
@@ -1335,7 +1335,7 @@ than (swconf:config-purge-history-days-offset) days in the past"
     (assert status-id)
     (let ((actual-username (clean-chars username))
           (actual-acct     (clean-chars account-name))
-          (now             (prepare-for-db (local-time-obj-now))))
+          (now             (prepare-for-db (misc:local-time-obj-now))))
       (when (not (mentioned-username->acct actual-username
                                            status-id
                                            :add-mention-prefix nil))
@@ -2816,7 +2816,7 @@ account that wrote the status identified by `status-id'"
                         (:= :timeline  timeline))))))
 
 (defmacro with-db-current-timestamp ((timestamp) &body body)
-  `(let ((,timestamp (prepare-for-db (local-time-obj-now))))
+  `(let ((,timestamp (prepare-for-db (misc:local-time-obj-now))))
      ,@body))
 
 (defun add-to-status-ignored (status-id folder timeline)
@@ -3587,3 +3587,22 @@ Note: `status-id' must identify at least a row in the database."
 
 (defun strip-folder-prefix (maybe-folder)
   (strip-prefix +folder-tag-prefix+ maybe-folder))
+
+(defun gemini-history-rows (days-from days-to prompt)
+  "Return past data included in ( days-from,  days-to]
+So if asking for data today and yesterday
+(days-from = 1 and days-to = 0), will return the data from today only.
+Rows are ordered from the most recent to the oldest."
+  (let ((actual-days-from (misc:modify-timestamp
+                           (misc:modify-timestamp (misc:time-n-days-ago days-from)
+                                                  :set :hour 23)
+                           :set :minute 59)))
+    (let* ((from  (prepare-for-db actual-days-from))
+           (to    (prepare-for-db (misc:time-n-days-ago days-to)))
+           (query (select :*
+                    (from :input-history)
+                    (where (:and (:<= :date-added to)
+                                 (:> :date-added from)
+                                 (:= :prompt prompt)))
+                    (order-by (:desc :date-added)))))
+      (fetch-all (query query)))))
diff --git a/src/gemini-viewer.lisp b/src/gemini-viewer.lisp
index 72cfee8..115a56a 100644
--- a/src/gemini-viewer.lisp
+++ b/src/gemini-viewer.lisp
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     :initarg  :download-iri
     :accessor download-iri)
    (start-time
-    :initform (db-utils:local-time-obj-now)
+    :initform (misc:local-time-obj-now)
     :initarg  :start-time
     :accessor start-time)
    (download-stream
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@
                    (stream-status stream-status)
                    (download-iri  download-iri)) object
     (setf thread (make-thread function))
-    (setf start-time (db-utils:local-time-obj-now))
+    (setf start-time (misc:local-time-obj-now))
     (setf download-iri (gemini-parser:make-gemini-iri host
                                                       path
                                                       :scheme   scheme
diff --git a/src/misc-utils.lisp b/src/misc-utils.lisp
index b71e492..3fa1725 100644
--- a/src/misc-utils.lisp
+++ b/src/misc-utils.lisp
@@ -990,8 +990,11 @@ to the array"
                                (truncate (max 0
                                               (num:safe-parse-number year)))))
 
+(defun local-time-obj-now ()
+  (local-time:now))
+
 (defun current-year ()
-  (local-time:timestamp-year (db-utils:local-time-obj-now)))
+  (local-time:timestamp-year (local-time-obj-now)))
 
 (defun extract-year-from-timestamp (ts)
   (local-time:timestamp-year ts))
@@ -1003,6 +1006,16 @@ to the array"
   (with-output-to-string (stream)
     (local-time:format-timestring stream local-time-object :format format-control-list)))
 
+(defun time-n-days-ago (days-ago)
+  (let ((now (local-time-obj-now)))
+    (local-time:timestamp- now days-ago :day)))
+
+(defun modify-timestamp (object operation units new-value)
+  (assert (member operation '(:set :offset)))
+  (if (eq operation :set)
+      (local-time:adjust-timestamp! object (:set units new-value))
+      (local-time:adjust-timestamp! object (:offset units new-value))))
+
 ;; threads
 
 (defmacro with-lock-held ((lock) &body body)
diff --git a/src/package.lisp b/src/package.lisp
index 4c3b421..fad48a3 100644
--- a/src/package.lisp
+++ b/src/package.lisp
@@ -265,6 +265,9 @@
    :time-daylight-p-of
    :time-zone-of
    :year->timestamp
+   :local-time-obj-now
+   :time-n-days-ago
+   :modify-timestamp
    :current-year
    :extract-year-from-timestamp
    :format-time
@@ -892,7 +895,6 @@
    :count-all
    :query
    :query->sql
-   :local-time-obj-now
    :decode-date-string
    :decode-datetime-string
    :encode-datetime-string
@@ -1218,7 +1220,8 @@
    :get-parent-status-row
    :has-folder-prefix-p
    :add-folder-prefix
-   :strip-folder-prefix))
+   :strip-folder-prefix
+   :gemini-history-rows))
 
 (defpackage :date-formatter
   (:use