Why will this code not return any history events from the database.

Perch: 3.0.9, PHP: 5.4.45, MySQL: 5.6.36, with PDO
Server OS: Linux, cgi-fcgi
Installed apps: content (3.0.9), assets (3.0.9), categories (3.0.9), perch_events (1.9.5)
App runtimes: <?php $apps_list = [ 'perch_events', ];
PERCH_LOGINPATH: /calendar_only
PERCH_PATH: /home/g70r57e28/public_html/calendar_only
PERCH_CORE: /home/g70r57e28/public_html/calendar_only/core
PERCH_RESFILEPATH: /home/g70r57e28/public_html/calendar_only/resources
Image manipulation: GD Imagick
PHP limits: Max upload 256M, Max POST 8M, Memory: 256M, Total max file upload: 8M
F1: 3b606135b33e6a102526838f4152a807
Resource folder writeable: Yes
SCRIPT_NAME: /calendar_only/core/settings/diagnostics/index.php
REQUEST_URI: /calendar_only/core/settings/diagnostics/
DOCUMENT_ROOT: /home/g70r57e28/public_html
HTTP_HOST: visitfairfieldcountyoh.org

<?php
perch_events_custom(array(
'filter'=>'eventDateTime',
'match'=>'gte',
'value'=>'date('Y-m'd),',
'sort'=>'eventDateTime',
'sort-order'=>'ASC',
'category'=>array('1-history'),
'template'=>'events/event.html',
));

?>

Do I need to add all the months. But I am filtering via the current date so I did not do that. I am trying to get all the 1-history events to show up when you click a link to a history page.