The Golden Voice (1915)

360.org - Thursday, 12 December 2019 - One evening, after listening to the radio and hearing something he thought was amazing, little Frank decided that he wanted to become a singer. His career, which started with performing in small pubs in New Jersey, rapidly climbed to stunning heights. Frank Sinatra was 'born'. Sinatra became an iconic figure in the music industry, starting his career in the thirties. He was a singer but also an actor and a movie director. Today on the 12th of the 12th month, people celebrate Ol' Blue Eyes' birthday. Read More >>

The janitor who stole The Mona Lisa from the Louvre (1913)

360.org - Wednesday, 11 December 2019 - On this day in the year 1913, the most famous painting of the world, �Mona Lisa�, was retrieved, two years after it was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. It was found in the hotel room of previous Louvre employee Vincenzo Peruggia, in Florence. Read More >>

Meters, liters and kilograms are introduced (1799)

360.org - Tuesday, 10 December 2019 - In Europe, most people are used to measure with meters, liters and kilograms, but when was this metric system invented? Well, the answer is on the 10th of December in the year 1799! The first metric system was introduced in France during the French revolution by the lead of Napoleon Bonaparte. Read More >>

The day famous actor Kirk Douglas was born

On the 9th of December in the year 1916, famous actor Kirk Douglas was born in Amsterdam, in the state New York. He�s mostly known for his acting in the movie �Spartacus�, but also as one of the last living actors of the traditional Hollywood era. Read More >>

The boy next Door

In 1971, the 27 club got a new 'member', singer and writer Jim Morrison. This is a group of iconic people who all died when they were 27 years old, for example other music legends like Jimi Hendrix and Curt Cobain. Read More >>

Mistress of Upper and Lower Egypt

Egypt's 18th dynasty knew a very powerful and influential woman, Nefertiti, who was an Egyptian queen and ruled by the side of Pharaoh Akhenaten. The couple reigned as near equals over Egypt in a prosperous time. Read More >>

The author of knowledge

Just imagine, a book written by all the great minds and talented people of the past centuries and by the present prodigies, containing everything you need to know about almost any subject. Picture the magician and escape-artist Harry Houdini and the limitless Albert Einstein working on the same book. It seems a bit odd, but it did happen. The first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica was published in Scotland on the 6th of December in 1768. Read More >>

The troublemaker

Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, was an icon and a role model for many activists and well-doers in the world. In one of the official South African languages, Mandela's second name 'Rolihlahla' means 'troublemaker'. However, this would-be trouble caused by Mandela was always for a good cause. He was the first black president of South Africa and made himself strong for the fight against apartheid and racial inequality. The legend died on the 5th of December in 2013, but his influences are still palpable in our current world. Read More >>

1999: The slightly awkward prince

1948: The prince of darkness

1993: The end of a notorious drug lord

1953: The first copy of an iconic magazine

2013: Forever Fast and Furious

1972: World�s first successful video game!

1962: The death of princess Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau

1942: The day a guitar hero was born

1983: Thanks for the gold and merry Christmas

1990: The rebel of Poland

1997: The show must go on

1977: Launch of the first weather satellite