Cleopatra, was she really who we think she was? (-30)

360.org - Wednesday, 12 August 2020 - Today we remember Cleopatra, who died on this day, in the year 30BC. However, there might be some things history has forgotten about her. Today we will be discussing some things you probably didn�t know about Cleopatra. Read More >>

Without this man we might all be dead (1858)

360.org - Tuesday, 11 August 2020 - Christiaan Eijkman was born on this very day in 1858. He grew up in the Netherlands, where he enrolled in a military medical school in a university in Amsterdam. He passed all his tests with flying colours. Read More >>

Mozart�s obsession with poop (1787)

360.org - Monday, 10 August 2020 - Everyone has heard of him some way or the other. Whether you like his music or not, you can hear its influences everywhere. We are talking about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His music is everywhere. On this very day, in the year 1787, he completed his music �Eine Kleine Nachtmusik�. This translates to �a little serenade�. Read More >>

Happy birthday Whitney Houston!

Today we celebrate the birthday of Whitney Houston. Perhaps she best known for her song �I Will Always Love You�, but also �I Wanna Dance with Somebody�. Whitney was the youngest of three. Her father always called her Nippy, which inspired the name for her management company �Nippy, Inc�. Houston passed away on February 11th , 2011. Read More >>

The White House Watergate Scandal

You have probably heard about the Watergate Scandal. Maybe you lived in the 70�s and were glued to the tube to follow every little detail. Today in 1974, American President Richard Nixon handed in his resignation, to avoid impeachment because of the Watergate Scandal. Read More >>

Mata Hari, the exotic woman spy

Lots of stories surround exotic dancer Mata Hari. The woman became a legend even before she was executed in France, in 1917. Most pictures painted are those of an exotic, brave woman spy and they�re mostly highly romanticized. The mystical Mata Hari was born today in 1876 in Leeuwarden, The Netherlands as Margaretha Zelle. Read More >>

The first man killed by an electric chair

Today is the anniversary of the death of William Kemmler. You may not know his name immediately, but he is the man who had the dubious honor to be the first to be legally executed using an electric chair. This event happened on August 6, 1890 in Buffalo, New York. Read More >>

Vikings; peaceful farmers or cruel conquerors?

England nearly became Danish, or maybe Vikingland. Vikings controlled almost all of England, around 850 AD. England wasn�t a united kingdom back then. Multiple kings ruled English grounds. However, until the Vikings came over. They almost took over all the kingdoms. All, but the kingdom Wessex, ruled by King Alfred the Great, who managed to fight back. Today in 910 the Battle of Tettenhall took place. King Alfred�s son, Edward of Wessex, defeated the Vikings. It was the final defeat. Soon after this battle England was united under one domestic monarch. Read More >>

1875: Once upon a time there was a man called Hans Christian Andersen

1811: Don�t be afraid of riding an elevator

1922: Does this name ring a bell?

1981: I want my MTV

1965: We celebrate the birthday of Harry Potter and his creator

1947: Happy birthday Herr Schwarzenegger

1958: NASA, exploring space

1741: Antonio Vivaldi, one last bow

1980: The last Shah

1943: Congratulations to sir Michael Philip Jagger

1999: The most infamous rider: Lance Armstrong

1911: Finding the �Sacred City� Machu Picchu