27-06-2025

Met Museum

Terracotta fragment of an open vase

late 6th/early 5th century BCE

MoMA Highlight

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

1907

Pablo Picasso

Oil on canvas

The Guardian

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Hacker News - Top 10

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On This Day

• 2018 The Japanese space probe Hayabusa2 (artist's impression pictured) arrived at the asteroid Ryugu to collect samples for return to Earth.
Hayabusa2162173 Ryugu
• 2017 Websites of Ukrainian organizations were swamped by a massive cyberattack, blamed on Russian military hackers, using the malware Petya.
2017 Ukraine ransomware attacksPetya (malware family)
• 2015 Ignition of corn starch caused a dust fire at a water park in New Taipei City, Taiwan, killing 12 people and injuring more than 400 others.
Corn starch2015 New Taipei water park fireFormosa Fun CoastNew Taipei City
• 2008 Robert Mugabe was re-elected as President of Zimbabwe with an overwhelming majority after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai withdrew, citing violence against his party's supporters.
Robert Mugabe2008 Zimbabwean general electionPresident of ZimbabweMorgan TsvangiraiMovement for Democratic Change – Tsvangirai
• 2007 As a result of an ongoing conflict between drug dealers and police in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, a large military and civil police operation killed 19 people and injured several others.
FavelaMilitary Police (Brazil)Civil Police (Brazil)Complexo do Alemão massacre
• 1994 Members of the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo released sarin gas in Matsumoto, Nagano, killing eight people and injuring more than five hundred others.
Aum ShinrikyoMatsumoto sarin attackMatsumoto, Nagano
• 1976 The first identifiable case of Ebola occurred in Sudan.
Ebola
• 1957 Hurricane Audrey made landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana, U.S.
Hurricane AudreyCameron, Louisiana
• 1954 Jacobo Árbenz resigned as President of Guatemala following a CIA-led coup against his administration.
Jacobo ÁrbenzPresident of Guatemala1954 Guatemalan coup d'état
• 1950 Korean War: Five North Korean aircrafts attacked an American air convoy above Suwon Air Base in the first air engagement of the Korean War.
Korean WarBattle of Suwon AirfieldSuwon Air BaseAir Battle of South Korea
• 1905 First Russian Revolution: The crew of the Russian battleship Potemkin began a mutiny against their officers.
Russian Revolution of 1905Russian battleship PotemkinMutiny
• 1899 A. E. J. Collins (pictured) scored 628 runs not out, the highest recorded score in cricket until being surpassed in 2016.
A. E. J. CollinsNot outCricket
• 1869 One day after surrendering at the Battle of Hakodate, Enomoto Takeaki turned the fort of Goryōkaku over to Japanese forces, signaling the collapse of the Republic of Ezo.
Battle of HakodateEnomoto TakeakiGoryōkakuRepublic of Ezo
• 1869 The military phase of the Meiji Restoration in Japan was completed with an imperial victory in the Boshin War.
Meiji RestorationBoshin War
• 1864 American Civil War: General Sherman's frontal assault against the Confederate Army of Tennessee failed, but did not stop the Union army from advancing on Atlanta.
American Civil WarWilliam Tecumseh ShermanBattle of Kennesaw MountainArmy of TennesseeUnion armyAtlanta campaign
• 1800 War of the Second Coalition: French forces won a victory at the Battle of Neuburg, ending Austrian control over the River Danube.
War of the Second CoalitionBattle of Neuburg (1800)Danube
• 1743 War of the Austrian Succession: In the last time that a British monarch led troops in battle, Allied forces commanded by George II (depicted) defeated the French army at Dettingen, Bavaria.
War of the Austrian SuccessionList of British monarchsGeorge II of Great BritainBattle of DettingenKarlstein am MainBavaria
• 1571 Queen Elizabeth I issued a royal charter establishing Jesus College, the first Protestant college at the University of Oxford.
Elizabeth IJesus College, OxfordProtestantism in the United KingdomUniversity of Oxford
• 678 Pope Agatho (depicted), later venerated as a saint in both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches, began his pontificate.
Pope AgathoCatholic ChurchEastern Orthodox Church