diff --git a/usr.bin/tabs/tabs.1 b/usr.bin/tabs/tabs.1
index 9075de5fa7ff..614c8c96cb13 100644
--- a/usr.bin/tabs/tabs.1
+++ b/usr.bin/tabs/tabs.1
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd May 20, 2002
+.Dd September 9, 2021
 .Dt TABS 1
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -147,9 +147,14 @@ The
 utility conforms to
 .St -p1003.1-2001 .
 .Sh HISTORY
+.Pa /etc/tabs
+appeared in
+.At v1
+which set tabs every 8 on Teletype model 37 and compatible printing terminals
+when printed.
 A
 .Nm
-utility appeared in PWB UNIX.
+utility that worked on many terminals appeared in PWB UNIX.
 This implementation was introduced in
 .Fx 5.0 .
 .Sh BUGS