Who was Andy Warhol? (1987)

360.org - Friday, 22 February 2019 - Andy Warhol died today, in the year 1987. Warhol was an artist in many ways. He was famous for his art, with probably his most famous painting being the Marilyn Diptych. This was a series of the same pictures of Marilyn Monroe. He made this weeks after the death of Marilyn. Read More >>

Malcolm X�s life in a nutshell (1965)

360.org - Thursday, 21 February 2019 - Malcolm X was a human rights activist during the African-American civil rights movement. Malcolm was very charismatic and inspired many African-Americans to rise to action. Malcolm was only 39 years old when he was assassinated, today in the year 1965. Read More >>

Kurt Cobain�s birthday (1967)

360.org - Wednesday, 20 February 2019 - Today would have been Kurt Donald Cobain�s birthday. Sadly, Kurt was 27 years old when he died. Cobain started the band Nirvana, which lent its name from a Buddhist concept. Kurt described the concept as "freedom from pain, suffering and the external world", which could be considered as ironic, since Cobain later committed suicide. Read More >>

Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born on this day

On this day in the year 1473, astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Torun, Poland. He is known as the father of modern astronomy since he was the first scientist who proposed that the Earth and other planets revolve around the sun. Read More >>

Let�s boogie on the birthday of John Travolta

On February 18, in the year 1954, Golden Globe-winning actor and singer John Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey. He is mostly famous for his roles in �Saturday Night Fever� and �Grease�, but he played in many more well-known movies. Happy birthday mister Travolta! Read More >>

Happy birthday Michael Jordan!

On the 17th of February in the year 1963, basketball player Michael Jordan was born in Brooklyn, New York. Jordan won two gold medals at the Olympics in 1984 and 1992 and is beside a professional basketball player also businessman and actor. Read More >>

Archaeologist Howard Carter opens the tomb of King Tutankhamen

On this day in the year 1923, English archaeologist Howard Carter opens the tomb in Thebes, Egypt of the Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen, also known as King Tut. This was the first perfectly preserved mummy ever found. Read More >>

Famous astronomer and scientist Galilei Galilei was born on this day

On February 15, in the year 1564, an important astronomer, philosopher and scientist was born in Pisa, Italy. Galileo Galilei made pioneering observations of nature during his life, which led to remarkable findings for the study of physics. Read More >>

1962: A tour through the White House for everybody in the world

1920: Today we can celebrate the neutrality of Switzerland

1809: The inventor of the theory of evolution was born on this day

1929: How the Vatican City became the smallest country in the world

1996: World chess champion Garry Kasparov loses game to computer

2002: The sad story of Princess Margaret

1969: A large ball of fire hits Chihuahua

1940: The day Pinocchio came to life

1935: The day buying streets and houses became a game

1952: The first �don�t walk� traffic lights were installed in New York

2019: The whole world is fighting cancer

1959: ''The day the music died''