Today in history
August 15, 1985 — The iMac dropped and made PCs look like total museum pieces.
August 12, 1981 — IBM PC: The day creativity got its own keyboard
And the creative economy started coding itself.
July 24, 1969 — Apollo 11 returns to Earth
And the whole world is watching a perfect ending unfold in real-time.
June 30, 2007 — The first iPhone officially drops
And creativity learned how to swipe.
June 25, 2009 — Michael Jackson passes away in Los Angeles
And the whole world just stopped, like for real, in real time.
June 18, 2008 — Bill Gates officially leaves Microsoft
And the guy who invented CTRL + ALT + DEL just hit a new shortcut: purpose.
June 17, 2010 — Toy Story 3 hits theaters
And everyone realized that growing up… hurts way more than it seems.
June 9, 1961 — Michael J. Fox is born
And the world got its first time traveler rocking an orange life jacket and a tricked-out skateboard.
E.T. made his worldwide debut and totally changed the game for storytelling.
In a packed theater, with the smell of popcorn and hearts ready to cry a little in the dark, the world met that being with big eyes, a high-pitched voice, and a finger that lit up with more feels than a reality show finale.