Mission: transmission (1911)

360.org - Tuesday, 19 November 2019 - Although his father taught him to sail and wanted him to join the Italian marine, young Guglielmo Marconi didn't pass his test. However, this didn't mean he couldn't go overseas. He found a whole different means to bridge the Atlantic. In 1911, on Sunday the 19th of November, Marconi greeted the New York Times in America, from his station in Italy. Surpassing the expectations and the existing record of distance bridged, with this 4000-mile transmission. All wirelessly. Read More >>

Smoke Underground (1987)

360.org - Monday, 18 November 2019 - It was around half past seven in the evening of the 18th of November in 1987, when a small and supposedly harmless match fell on the ground under a wooden escalator. Some passenger had probably used it to light a cigarette on his way out of the tube station. Unfortunately, this little event turned into a catastrophic day for London. On that day, 31 people died and another 100 were injured in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest tube station. Read More >>

Wonder of the world, the Panama Canal (1913)

360.org - Sunday, 17 November 2019 - Between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans lies one of the seven wonders of the modern world, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers. When buying a 'ticket', one's got at least six to eight hours to behold the modern miracle, which is the Panama Canal. On the 17th of November, 1913, the first fortunate people sailed their ship across its 77-km length. Read More >>

Mamma Mia!

The Swedish Agnetha, Bj�rn, Anni-Frid and Benny wanted to amaze people with their music and they did. The quartet had their massive breakthrough at the European Song Contest on the 16th of November in 1974. From that moment on, their fame started skyrocketing. Using their initials to create the band's catchy name, ABBA was born. Read More >>

Girl You Know It�s (not) True!

Today in 1990, the German producer Frank Farian held a press conference and confessed that the hit-duo Milli Vanilli didn�t actually sing any of the vocals heard on their records. Milli Vanilli was an R&B duo from Munich and sold millions of records in the late 1980�s. Their most popular song was Girl You Know It�s True, for which they received a Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Read More >>

Recession in Europe!

The European Union is a political and economic union of states that are primarily based in Europe. It was formed in the 1990�s and it got its own currency, the Euro, in 2002. Its first recession did not take too long though. On Friday November 14, 2008, the European economy officially slipped into recession for the first time. Read More >>

Hakuna Matata! An iconic musical is born

Today in 1997 was the first day Elton John�s song �Hakuna Matata� echoed through the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City. Disney�s Lion King had its premiere on November 13, 1997. It would become one of the longest running theatre productions on Broadway maybe the most popular musical to be performed on stages around the world. Read More >>

A modern emperor in a traditional house

Japan officially got a new emperor, today in 1990. Crown Prince Akihito was installed to the Chrysanthemum Throne on November 12, 1990. However, he was already practicing Japanese emperorship since January 7, 1989, the day his father and Emperor Hirohito died. Akihito is the 125th Emperor of Japan. Read More >>

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1989: Tear down this wall!

1966: Cake for Gordon Ramsay!

2000: Ingrid of Sweden; the beloved Queen of Denmark

1965: How to become president, born poor: Nixon is elected president

2014: Painting of Van Gogh sold for a record price

2008: Change has come to America

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1512: Michelangelo�s masterpiece is exhibited for the first time

1632: Today, 486 years ago, Johannes Vermeer was baptized