14-07-2025

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1800–1830

Hugh Wishart

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Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

1907

Pablo Picasso

Oil on canvas

The Guardian

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• Brooklyn and beyond: Colm Tóibín’s best books – ranked!
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• Terrible night’s sleep? Here’s how to make it through the day – and maybe even enjoy it – one step at a time
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• ‘I had a home, apartment, career’ … the Guardian’s Gaza diarist on the life he lost – and his journey into exile
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Hacker News - Top 10

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• Emergent Misalignment: Narrow finetuning can produce broadly misaligned LLMs | 39 Comments | Link
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On This Day

• 2016 A man deliberately drove a truck into crowds in Nice, France, resulting in 86 deaths.
2016 Nice truck attackNice
• 2014 Lightning strikes started four fires in the Methow River in the American state of Washington, collectively known as the Carlton Complex Fire.
Methow RiverCarlton Complex Fire
• 2003 Valerie Plame's identity as a CIA operative was leaked to and published by journalist Robert Novak.
Valerie PlameCentral Intelligence AgencyPlame affairRobert Novak
• 1987 More than 100 mm (3.9 in) of rain fell in a two-and-a-half-hour period in parts of Montreal, causing severe flooding.
Montreal flood of 1987
• 1960 Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11 ditched off Polillo Island in the Philippines, killing one person and injuring 44.
Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 1-11Water landingPolillo Island
• 1950 Korean War: North Korean troops began attacking the headquarters of the American 24th Infantry Division in present-day Daejeon, South Korea.
Korean WarBattle of Taejon24th Infantry Division (United States)Daejeon
• 1916 The Battle of Delville Wood began as an action within the Battle of the Somme, lasting until 3 September 1916.
Battle of Delville WoodBattle of the Somme
• 1902 The medieval St Mark's Campanile in Venice collapsed, also demolishing the Loggetta del Sansovino.
St Mark's CampanileLoggetta del Sansovino
• 1902 An expedition led by Peruvian explorer and farmer Agustín Lizárraga discovered the Incan city of Machu Picchu (pictured).
Agustín LizárragaInca EmpireMachu Picchu
• 1881 While on the run from a death sentence, American outlaw Billy the Kid was shot and killed by Sherriff Pat Garrett in Fort Sumner, New Mexico.
Billy the KidPat GarrettFort Sumner, New Mexico
• 1874 A fire destroyed 812 structures and killed 20 people in Chicago, leading to reforms in the city's fire-prevention and firefighting efforts.
Chicago Fire of 1874
• 1865 A seven-man team made the first ascent of the Matterhorn, marking the end of the golden age of alpinism.
First ascent of the MatterhornMatterhornGolden age of alpinism
• 1798 The Sedition Act became law, making it a federal crime to write, publish, or utter false or malicious statements about the U.S. government.
Alien and Sedition ActsFederal government of the United States
• 1791 The Priestley Riots, targeting religious dissenters such as Joseph Priestley, began in Birmingham, England.
Priestley RiotsEnglish DissentersJoseph PriestleyBirmingham
• 1789 The Bastille, a fortress and prison in Paris, was stormed by a crowd during the flashpoint of the French Revolution.
BastilleStorming of the BastilleFrench Revolution
• 1223 Louis VIII (seal pictured) became King of France and began a three-year reign.
Louis VIII of FranceList of French monarchs