diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/data/local/dao/HistoryDao.java b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/data/local/dao/HistoryDao.java
index d3997b141..207f0ac4d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/data/local/dao/HistoryDao.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/data/local/dao/HistoryDao.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.data.local.dao;
 import android.content.Context;
 import com.yahoo.squidb.data.SquidCursor;
 import com.yahoo.squidb.sql.Query;
-import java.text.DateFormat;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -24,9 +24,8 @@ public class HistoryDao {
   }
 
   public void saveHistory(History history) {
-    DateFormat dateFormat =
-        DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.MEDIUM, getCurrentLocale(context));
-    String date = dateFormat.format(new Date(history.getTimeStamp()));
+    SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("d MMM yyyy", getCurrentLocale(context));
+    String date = sdf.format(new Date(history.getTimeStamp()));
     kiwixDatabase.deleteWhere(History.class, History.HISTORY_URL.eq(history.getHistoryUrl())
         .and(History.DATE.eq(date)).and(History.ZIM_ID.eq(history.getZimId())));
     kiwixDatabase.persist(new History()
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/history/HistoryActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/history/HistoryActivity.java
index 18ee6b239..b46be450d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/history/HistoryActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/kiwix/kiwixmobile/history/HistoryActivity.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package org.kiwix.kiwixmobile.history;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.os.Parcelable;
 import android.provider.Settings;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ import androidx.appcompat.view.ActionMode;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView;
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
+import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import butterknife.BindView;
 import java.io.File;
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ public class HistoryActivity extends BaseActivity implements HistoryContract.Vie
   private final List<History> historyList = new ArrayList<>();
   private final List<History> fullHistory = new ArrayList<>();
   private final List<History> deleteList = new ArrayList<>();
+  private static final String LIST_STATE_KEY = "recycler_list_state";
 
   @BindView(R.id.toolbar)
   Toolbar toolbar;
@@ -43,6 +46,8 @@ public class HistoryActivity extends BaseActivity implements HistoryContract.Vie
   RecyclerView recyclerView;
   private boolean refreshAdapter = true;
   private HistoryAdapter historyAdapter;
+  private LinearLayoutManager layoutManager;
+  private Parcelable listState;
   private ActionMode actionMode;
   private final ActionMode.Callback actionModeCallback = new ActionMode.Callback() {
     @Override
@@ -111,15 +116,34 @@ public class HistoryActivity extends BaseActivity implements HistoryContract.Vie
       actionBar.setTitle(R.string.history);
     }
 
-
     historyAdapter = new HistoryAdapter(historyList, deleteList, this);
     recyclerView.setAdapter(historyAdapter);
+    layoutManager = (LinearLayoutManager) recyclerView.getLayoutManager();
+    recyclerView.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);
   }
 
   @Override
   protected void onResume() {
     super.onResume();
     presenter.loadHistory(sharedPreferenceUtil.getShowHistoryCurrentBook());
+    if (listState != null) {
+      layoutManager.onRestoreInstanceState(listState);
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle state) {
+    super.onSaveInstanceState(state);
+    listState = layoutManager.onSaveInstanceState();
+    state.putParcelable(LIST_STATE_KEY, listState);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  protected void onRestoreInstanceState(Bundle state) {
+    super.onRestoreInstanceState(state);
+    if (state != null) {
+      listState = state.getParcelable(LIST_STATE_KEY);
+    }
   }
 
   @Override