Erasmus, the one and only (1536)

360.org - Sunday, 12 July 2020 - Like many of the greatest painters have never known their true fame, many an artist gets the respect he or she deserves way overdue; namely when they�ve already passed away. That wasn�t the case for the Christian Humanist Desiderius Erasmus, who died on the 12th of July in the year 1536. Back in his days, the Dutch intellectual was already regarded as one of the brightest minds of his century; it being already obvious this was one hell of a special snowflake. Read More >>

Happy birthday to Giorgio Armani (1934)

360.org - Saturday, 11 July 2020 - If you know men�s �power suits�, you know Giorgio Armani! Today, exactly 84 years ago, this well-known clothing designer was born. Armani was born in Italy and is now one of the most popular clothing designers in the world. However, how did he get at the top of the clothing business? Read More >>

Remembering French art master Camille Pissarro (1830)

360.org - Friday, 10 July 2020 - Some people go wherever the wind blows them. Not painter Camille Pissarro though. Him being stubborn and an outsider changed the way landscapes were painted in the 1850�s. With others he helped to define Impressionism. The French landscape artist Camille Pissarro was born today on July 10, 1830. Read More >>

O.J. Simpson celebrates his birthday today

Today it�s the birthday of the man that transformed from athlete, into television man, into the most controversial American star ever. Orenthal James Simpson, or O.J. Simpson was born July 9, 1947. Read More >>

3 million men and women protect the world

Ever since World War II, the world is searching for a new balance. There is a clear tension between powers in the Eastern bloc and powers in the Western bloc, between communism and capitalism. Four years after World War II ended the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO was formed. Almost fifty years later, July 8, 1997, NATO made a bold decision. Read More >>

Did UFO�s crash near Roswell?

There are mysteries in the world that survive for ages. For example the Roswell Incident. Lots of people still believe that one or even more Unidentified Flying Objects, UFO's, crashed on July 7th 1947 near Roswell, New Mexico. Read More >>

Louis Armstrong painted a wonderful world

Playing an instrument can be difficult, but not for Louis Armstrong, who played heavenly tones with his trumpet and dazzled many minds with his solos and deep jazz tones. And as if that wasn�t enough, Armstrong also sang. On the 6th of July in 1971, music legend Louis Armstrong left our wonderful world. Read More >>

Dolly�s special 'birthday'

Science has its own ways of expressing itself and one way to show the world what certain scientists are capable of, was Dolly. Born on the 5th of July back in 1996, Dolly was definitely one of a kind; she was the world�s first clone of an adult mammal cell. This cloning is the reason people might doubt about how to call Dolly�s birthday. Should we say Dolly was born or created? Read More >>

1930: 'The Boss' of the world-famous Yankees

1863: The battle that made America what it is today

1566: The famous France physician Nostradamus died on this day

1997: United Kingdom gave Hong Kong back to China

1894: The opening of the London Tower Bridge

1976: The Seychelles became independent on this day

1971: We wish Elon Musk a happy birthday

1954: World�s first nuclear power station opened on this day

1909: The wonder of V&A

1950: Will Korea ever be one again?

1987: Happy birthday Lionel Messi!

1995: Jonas Salk and the amazing vaccine