Today is World Rhino Day World Rhino Day celebrates rhinoceroses and generates awareness of issues regarding their well-being. In recent years, rhinos have been threatened by poaching, urbanization, and pollution, which have left certain rhino species on the brink of…
History: Herbert Leupin died in 1999 Swiss poster and advertising designer Herbert Leupin was born in Beinwil am See in 1919. Leupin studied in Basel (1932-1935) and Paris (1936-1937) before opening his own graphic design studio in 1939. He quickly…
History: Cannes Film Festival opens in 1946 On this day in 1946, the Festival International du Film took place in Cannes in southern France for the first time. The event was originally planned for 1939, but the outbreak of the…
History: Khrushchev barred from visiting Disneyland in 1959 During Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev's visit to the United States for a summit with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, his day in Los Angeles was a mix of amusement and tension. The visit…
History: Jimi Hendrix dies in 1970 On this day in 1970, American musician Jimi Hendrix died after collapsing at a party in London. He was 27 years old. Hendrix was born in Seattle, Washington, but rose to fame in Britain…
Today is Mexico's Independence Day Today is September 16 and this fiesta-friendly holiday celebrates Mexico's declaration of independence from Spain in 1810. People of Mexican heritage all over the world commemorate this important event in their country’s history when Miguel…
History: Famous Marilyn Monroe “skirt” scene filmed in 1954 The famous picture of Marilyn Monroe, laughing as her skirt is blown up by the blast from a subway vent, is shot on September 15, 1954 during the filming of The…
Switzerland becomes neutral in 1515 On this day in 1515, a small confederation in the western Alps decides to keep out of any future armed conflict by means of a declaration, renouncing further wars of aggression and expansion. From then…
Richard Paul Lohse born in 1902 Richard Paul Lohse was born in Zürich in 1902. In 1918, Lohse joined the advertising agency Max Dalang where he trained to be an advertising artist. In the 1930s, his work as a graphic…
History: Ben Shahn born in 1898 Ben Shahn (September 12, 1898 - March 14, 1969) was an American painter and graphic artist whose work displayed a combination of realism and abstraction, thus addressing various social and political causes. Shahn immigrated…