The day Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker became Disney heroes (2012)

360.org - Friday, 30 October 2020 - Film and television production company Lucasfilm, set up by filmmaker George Lucas in 1971, produced many successful films like Indiana Jones and Star Wars. Lucas experienced his first commercial success in 1973, with the film American Graffiti. Lucas co-wrote and directed the movie that gave look at one evening in the lives of some high-school graduates during the early 1960�s. No wonder Disney decided to buy Lucasfilm. They did so on the 30th of October 2012, for 4 billion dollars. �Star Wars: The Force Awakens� was the first Star Wars film produced and released by Disney in 2015. Read More >>

Today, 6 years ago, Hurricane Sandy hit New York City (2012)

360.org - Thursday, 29 October 2020 - Hurricane Sandy hit New York City on October 29, 2012, causing enormous damage to the city. Sandy was a Category 3 storm at its peak and still a Category 2 Storm when it hit the coast of the United States of America. New York City began taking precautions on October 26. Airports and bridges were closed, bus terminals were shut down and subway, bus and commuter rail services were suspended by Governor Andrew Cuomo. Entrances and grates were covered before Sandy arrived. It didn�t help, the tunnels still flooded. Read More >>

The history of ticker tape parades (1886)

360.org - Wednesday, 28 October 2020 - Today in 1886 the first spontaneous ticker tape parade was held in New York City. The city celebrated the dedication of the Statue of Liberty. Employees in the offices wanted to take part in the celebrations and threw out their tickertape. Read More >>

E.T. on home video

It�s still one of the most quoted film lines ever: �E.T. Phone Home�. The image of E.T., Elliot and his friends on a bike in front of the full moon is also iconic. E.T. was a hit when it got out in the cinemas in 1982 and was still a hit the day it was released as a home video, six years later. Today in 1988 the video got out. By that time, 14 million copies were already presold. Read More >>

A tour through history

It feels like you�re part of a thriller when you set foot on the island in San Francisco Bay; Alcatraz Island. It was once a military fortification, a military prison and a federal prison. Nowadays you can visit the island. Today in 1972 the first guided tour on Alcatraz took place. Read More >>

The giant multinational airliner

The world�s biggest plane, as of October 2017, made its first commercial flight on this day in the year 2007. The plane is called Airbus A380. The first flight held 471 passengers. It safely touched land in Sydney after departing from Singapore 7+ hours before. Read More >>

Concorde makes its last commercial flight

October 24, 2003 supersonic passenger jet airliner Concorde made its last ever commercial flight. Three flights landed at London�s Heathrow Airport, arriving from New York City�s John F. Kennedy International Airport. It is marked as one of the most iconic moments in the history of aviation. Read More >>

Music from your pocket

Imagine a device. A device with a screen that�s 4,2 centimetres wide and 3,3 tall. It can store 5 GB of data and has 10 hours of battery life. It costs 300 US dollars. Oh, and it can only play music. If you combine all of these you will get the first iPod. Released this day in the year 2001. Read More >>

1906: Highway to success

1980: The media queen

1965: Beatles receive a gold record for �Yesterday�

1987: Black Monday; stock markets crash around the world

1968: Circus Circus opens in Las Vegas

1931: Al Capone finally convicted

1923: Hello Mickey!

1987: The Great Storm hits France and England

1940: Happy birthday Sir Cliff!

2010: Mining accident Chile comes to an end

1935: And stars were shimmering. Today was Pavarotti�s birthday.

1986: Why the Reykjavik Summit was a success after all