09-07-2025

Met Museum

Back panel for a bed (Lit à la duchesse en impériale)

ca. 1780–90

Beauvais

MoMA Highlight

The Starry Night

1889

Vincent van Gogh

Oil on canvas

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On This Day

• 2008 Under the belief that Israel and the United States were planning to attack its nuclear program, Iran conducted the Great Prophet III missile test and war games exercise.
Nuclear program of IranGreat Prophet IIIMilitary simulation
• 1995 Sri Lankan civil war: After advising civilians to take shelter in places of worship, the Sri Lanka Air Force bombed a church in Navaly, killing at least 147 people.
Sri Lankan civil warSri Lanka Air ForceNavaly church bombingNavaly
• 1982 A British man named Michael Fagan broke into Buckingham Palace and entered Queen Elizabeth II's bedroom when she was asleep.
Michael FaganBuckingham PalaceElizabeth II
• 1981 Nintendo released the arcade game Donkey Kong (cabinet pictured), which featured the debut of Mario, one of the most famous characters in video-game history.
NintendoDonkey Kong (1981 video game)Mario
• 1962 The United States conducted the Starfish Prime high-altitude nuclear test, the largest nuclear explosion in outer space.
Starfish PrimeHigh-altitude nuclear explosionNuclear explosion
• 1962 In a seminal moment for pop art, Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans exhibition opened at the Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles.
Pop artAndy WarholCampbell's Soup CansFerus Gallery
• 1958 An earthquake struck Lituya Bay, Alaska; the subsequent megatsunami, the largest in modern times, reached an elevation of 1,720 ft (524 m).
1958 Lituya Bay earthquake and megatsunamiLituya BayMegatsunami
• 1955 Albert Einstein, Bertrand Russell (pictured) and nine other preeminent intellectuals and scientists issued the Russell–Einstein Manifesto, calling for a conference to assess the dangers posed by weapons of mass destruction.
Albert EinsteinBertrand RussellRussell–Einstein ManifestoPugwash Conferences on Science and World AffairsWeapon of mass destruction
• 1943 World War II: The Battle of Saipan concluded after a mass Japanese suicide attack was repelled by American forces.
World War IIBattle of SaipanBanzai charge
• 1937 Nitrate film being stored in a 20th Century Fox facility spontaneously combusted, destroying more than 40,000 reels of negatives and film prints.
Nitrocellulose20th Century Studios1937 Fox vault fireNegative (photography)Release print
• 1896 Politician William Jennings Bryan made his Cross of Gold speech advocating bimetallism, considered one of the greatest political speeches in American history.
William Jennings BryanCross of Gold speechBimetallism
• 1877 The inaugural Wimbledon Championship, the world's oldest tennis tournament, began in London.
1877 Wimbledon ChampionshipWimbledon Championships
• 1868 The Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, including the Citizenship Clause and the Equal Protection Clause, was ratified by the minimum required twenty-eight states.
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States ConstitutionConstitution of the United StatesCitizenship ClauseEqual Protection Clause
• 1850 Following Zachary Taylor's death, Millard Fillmore (pictured) became president of the United States, the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office.
Zachary TaylorMillard FillmoreWhig Party (United States)
• 1811 British explorer David Thompson posted a notice at the confluence of the Columbia and Snake Rivers (in modern Washington state, U.S.), claiming the area for Great Britain.
David Thompson (explorer)Columbia RiverSnake RiverWashington (state)
• 1790 Russo-Swedish War: During the Battle of Svensksund in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captured a third of the Russian fleet.
Russo-Swedish War (1788–1790)Battle of SvensksundBaltic SeaSwedish NavyRussian Navy
• 1763 The Mozart family grand tour began, presenting child prodigies Maria Anna and Wolfgang (both pictured) in Western Europe.
Mozart family grand tourMaria Anna MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• 1745 War of the Austrian Succession: French victory at the Battle of Melle enabled their subsequent capture of Ghent from the Austrian Netherlands.
War of the Austrian SuccessionBattle of MelleGhentAustrian Netherlands
• 1640 The Virginia Governor's Council made John Punch the first legally recognized slave in England's North American colonies.
Virginia Governor's CouncilJohn Punch (slave)Thirteen Colonies
• 551 An estimated 30,000 people died when a massive earthquake struck the Roman province of Phoenice.
551 Beirut earthquakePhoenice (Roman province)