Today in history

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.

May 29, 1975 — Europe decided to aim for the stars

And founded ESA: European Space Agency.

Today, in over 40 countries, we’re celebrating World Play Day.

On that day, Albert Einstein dropped his thesis on the Theory of Relativity, a concept so mind-blowing that classical physics just looked down and was like, “Yeah… I’m totally out of the game.”