The troublemaker (2013)

360.org - Sunday, 5 December 2021 - 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 >>

The slightly awkward prince (1999)

360.org - Saturday, 4 December 2021 - 'Behind every great man stands a great woman.' With king Philippe of Belgium, this saying applies a tad different, because he wasn't exactly popular before marrying Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz. In their case, them being a couple makes them worthier for the throne, according to the Belgians. They married December 4th, 1999. Read More >>

The prince of darkness (1948)

360.org - Friday, 3 December 2021 - Rock legend John Michael 'Ozzy' Osbourne, was born the 3th of December 1948. Although he had a very troubling youth, involving drinking, drug use, a suicide attempt and burglary, Ozzy eventually found his way to music. Supported by his parents, he joined a band in the sixties and for the upcoming decades he would keep rocking the stage. A rock legend was born on this very day. Read More >>

The end of a notorious drug lord

Some say he was a business genius or a modern Robin Hood. Others called him the impersonated devil. Today in 1993 Pablo Escobar, leader of the Medell�n drug cartel, got shot, only one day after his 44th birthday. Read More >>

The first copy of an iconic magazine

'If you're somebody's sister, wife or mother-in-law and picked us up by mistake, please pass us along to the man in your life and get back to your Ladies Home Companion.' Playboy made sure everybody that got their hands on the first Playboy-edition knew it wasn�t a family magazine. �If you�re a man between the ages of 18 and 80, Playboy is meant for you.� Today in 1953 the first copy was printed. Featuring Marilyn Monroe. She graced the cover and the centrefold. Beside the first Playboy pin-up, it was also the premiere of the Playboy Bunny. The animated bunny appeared in smoking jacket and a pipe in his mouth. Read More >>

Forever Fast and Furious

�Hey, you thought you could leave without saying goodbye?� Famous last words in every Fast and Furious film, pronounced by actor Paul Walker. He played the role of Brian O�Conner in all the Fast and Furious franchise, about car racing. Paul Walker died in a car crash on November 30, 2013 whilst still filming Fast and Furious 7. Read More >>

World�s first successful video game!

Who didn�t play the game Pong? On the 29th of November in the year 1972, this first commercially successful video game was released by developers Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, the founders of the company Atari. Read More >>

The death of princess Wilhelmina van Oranje-Nassau

On the 28th of November in the year 1962, the beloved princess of the Netherlands, Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Maria, passed away. She was born on August 31 in the year 1880 and was queen of the Netherlands from the 23th of November 1890 until the 4th of September 1948. This made her the longest reigning queen in the Netherlands. Read More >>

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

2005: Angela Merkel becomes the first female Chancellor of Germany

1981: Dutch people united against NATO�s cruise missiles

1985: Looking through the Windows

1911: Mission: transmission

1987: Smoke Underground

1913: Wonder of the world, the Panama Canal

1974: Mamma Mia!