Don�t be afraid of riding an elevator (1811)

360.org - Monday, 3 August 2020 - Are you experiencing a fear to ride an elevator? You�re not alone; Millions of people have trouble stepping inside an elevator. These fears usually concern claustrophobia or a fear of an engine malfunction causing the elevator to crash. This last imaginary disaster is something Elisha Otis dealt with in 1854. Read More >>

Does this name ring a bell? (1922)

360.org - Sunday, 2 August 2020 - Do you know the first words spoken over a telephone? Graham Bell, the man who�s known as the inventor of the telephone, said to his assistant: �Mr. Watson � Come here � I want to see you. He probably chose these words because he spilled battery acid on his trousers. Today in 1922 Graham Bell died. Read More >>

I want my MTV (1981)

360.org - Saturday, 1 August 2020 - It�s hardly thinkable, but there was a time MTV : Music Television didn�t exist. In the 1970�s there were lots of music programs on television, but there was no television station that focused on music only. MTV played its first video, �Video Killed the Radio Star�, today in 1981. Initially MTV mainly showed hosts called veejays, who introduced and back-announced video clips. Read More >>

We celebrate the birthday of Harry Potter and his creator

Today we celebrate the birthday of Joanne Rowling, better known as J.K. Rowling. Rowling shares her birthday with the fictional character Harry Potter. Rowling published the first �Harry Potter� book in 1997. The book started with an idea on a train, the idea was quickly scrawled down on some napkins. Read More >>

Happy birthday Herr Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger is probably the best-known bodybuilder in the world. Today he celebrates his birthday, being born in 1947, July 30. Of course, we know him even better as an actor, performing in movies like Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator. Because of his very active lifestyle he has lots of nicknames. You may know him as Arnie, Austrian Oak, Conan the Republican, Styrian Oak, The Governator, The Running Man, Conan the Governor or The Machine. Read More >>

NASA, exploring space

Looking at pictures of their work, everything the National Aeronautics and Space Administration encounters seems surreal. The lively colours and strange shapes of supernovas, nebulas and celestial bodies that they encounter in space are beyond words. On the 29th of July in 1958, an important signature was penned down by U.S. President Dwight. D. Eisenhower, signing a new Act, which created the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or, the more familiar abbreviation: NASA. Read More >>

Antonio Vivaldi, one last bow

When gliding his bow over the violin�s strings and creating an intense trembling tone, Vivaldi was in his element. The red-haired violinist and composer mesmerized the world with his classic works like the Four Seasons. On the 28th of July in 1741, the great Antonio Vivaldi breathed his last breath. Read More >>

The last Shah

Many countries have had troubles with others; with neighbouring countries as well as ones from the other side of the globe. But within a country�s borders, things can also stir up. Talking about an eventful history, Iran is definitely a country with a story. A turning point for Iran came at the time of Pahlavi, who was the last Shah of Iran. On the 27th of July in 1980, the last Persian monarch, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, died. Read More >>

1943: Congratulations to sir Michael Philip Jagger

1999: The most infamous rider: Lance Armstrong

1911: Finding the �Sacred City� Machu Picchu

2011: Rest in peace, Amy Winehouse

2011: Norway�s darkest hour

1969: Neil Armstrong�s walk on the moon

1976: Life on Mars, Viking 1

1814: Colt�s Revolver, the great equalizer?

1950: Happy birthday Richard Branson

1954: Congratulations to Angela Merkel

1661: At all costs, Europe�s first banknotes

1997: Gianni Versace, dressed to kill