Highway to success (1906)

360.org - Thursday, 22 October 2020 - The famous inventor Thomas Alva Edison had to give Henry the necessary conviction and a push in the right direction to make him proceed with the works that he had merely seen as a dream or hobby. But it worked. Today in 1906 a new icon in car history became a fact. Henry Ford started his own car factory. Read More >>

The media queen (1980)

360.org - Wednesday, 21 October 2020 - Known as the 'queen of social media', Kimberly Kardashian might be one of the most popular celebrities in the media nowadays, especially amongst teenagers. She is a model, socialite and the reality TV star with the highest income in world history. Today Kim celebrates another year on earth. Happy birthday Kim! Read More >>

Beatles receive a gold record for �Yesterday� (1965)

360.org - Tuesday, 20 October 2020 - �Yesterday� is a song by the English rock band The Beatles. It was written by Paul McCartney and first released on the �album Help!, august 1965. Only two months later the band receives a gold record, meaning it was sold over a million times. It was a very different song for the band, because only Paul McCartney�s vocal and guitar appeared on it, together with a string quartet. Read More >>

Black Monday; stock markets crash around the world

October 19, 1987 is referred to as Black Monday because financial stock markets severely crashed, all around the world. It already started the week before, when stock markets in Asia dropped. It spread to European stock markets and eventually infected the United States. On Monday The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 500 points. World�s most influential stock market lost more than a quarter of its value. Read More >>

Circus Circus opens in Las Vegas

Today in 1968 a new casino was opened that would be vital to the image of the Las Vegas Strip; Circus Circus. Like the name suggests, it�s shaped as a giant circus and still remains the largest permanent big top in the world. A new Las Vegas-era was born. Circus Circus features circus acts and carnival type games, but it also offers the Adventuredome, an amusement park located in the casino itself. It�s America�s largest indoor theme park and makes Circus Circus suitable for younger visitors. The large sign in front of the casino, showing Lucky the Clown, is world famous because it showed up in numerous movies like the James Bond film �Diamonds are forever� and �Austin Powers�. Read More >>

Al Capone finally convicted

Today in 1931 Al Capone, also known as Scarface, was convicted for unpaid taxes. October 17 Alphonse Gabriel Capone officially turned from modern Robin Hood into public enemy No. 1. Capone was the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit, an Italian � American crime syndicate, based in Chicago. Al Capone made his fortune in bootlegging business through violent means but he was also very much loved by the public, because of his large contributions to charity funds. Read More >>

Hello Mickey!

Today in 1923 history was made. A story almost everybody loves began. October 16, 1923 Walt Disney and his brother Roy founded the Disney Brother Cartoon Studio. Later Roy suggested to change the name to Walt Disney Studio. They started with Alice�s Wonderland, a series about a girl in a cartoon world. But four years later they decided to make an all-cartoon series, starring Walt�s first original character Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Read More >>

The Great Storm hits France and England

Today in 1987 the most devastating storm, The Great Storm, hit France and England. It killed 22 people, brought down 15 million trees and caused losses of billions throughout Europe. Though winds exceeded hurricane force, the storm was not a hurricane. The Great Storm was classified as an extratropical cyclone. Read More >>

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

1963: Life in rosy hues. Today the sparrow died

1940: Tell me it�s not true!

1896: Giant surviving depressions, two World wars and Black Monday: Dow Jones

1919: KLM. The oldest airline in the world

2002: From outcast to popular prince

1962: 007�s first movie mission

2006: WikiLeaks launched by Julian Assange

1985: Space Shuttle Atlantis makes her maiden flight