25-06-2025

Met Museum

Piece

second half 16th century

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Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

1907

Pablo Picasso

Oil on canvas

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On This Day

• 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine: Russian forces captured the city of Sievierodonetsk, Ukraine, after six weeks of fighting.
Russian invasion of UkraineBattle of Sievierodonetsk (2022)Sievierodonetsk
• 2013 In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, the CIA acknowledged the existence of Area 51, a secretive U.S. Air Force facility in Nevada and a subject of various UFO, and other, conspiracy theories.
Freedom of Information Act (United States)Central Intelligence AgencyArea 51United States Air ForceNevadaUnidentified flying objectConspiracy theory
• 2009 Singer Michael Jackson died as a result of the combination of drugs in his body.
Michael JacksonDeath of Michael JacksonDrug interaction
• 1978 The rainbow flag (original version pictured) representing gay pride was first flown at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day parade.
Rainbow flag (LGBTQ)Pride (LGBTQ culture)San Francisco Pride
• 1967 More than an estimated 400 million people viewed Our World, the first live international satellite television production.
Our World (1967 TV program)Satellite television
• 1960 Two cryptographers working for the U.S. National Security Agency left on vacation to Mexico, and proceeded to defect to the Soviet Union.
CryptographyNational Security AgencyMartin and Mitchell defection
• 1950 The United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 82 condemning the North Korean invasion of South Korea.
United Nations Security CouncilUnited Nations Security Council Resolution 82
• 1950 The Korean War began with North Korean forces launching a pre-dawn raid over the 38th parallel into South Korea.
Korean WarCircles of latitude between the 35th parallel north and the 40th parallel north
• 1944 World War II: U.S. Navy and Royal Navy ships bombarded Cherbourg, France, to support U.S. Army units engaged in the Battle of Cherbourg.
World War IIUnited States NavyRoyal NavyBombardment of CherbourgCherbourgUnited States ArmyBattle of Cherbourg
• 1940 Second World War: Operation Aerial, an evacuation of nearly 200,000 Allied soldiers from French ports, was completed.
World War IIOperation AerialAllies of World War II
• 1910 The United States Congress passed the Mann Act, which prohibited the interstate transport of females for "immoral purposes".
United States CongressMann Act
• 1658 Anglo-Spanish War: The largest battle ever fought on Jamaica, the three-day Battle of Rio Nuevo, began.
Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)Battle of Rio Nuevo