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2025-06-27

Top reads and historical moments for this date. 5 min read

Zohran Mamdani

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani is an American politician who has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani served from 2021 to 2025 as a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district, representing Astoria, Queens…

Squid Game season 3

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The third and final season of the South Korean dystopian survival thriller television series Squid Game, marketed as Squ…

Lauren Sánchez Bezos

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Lauren Sánchez Bezos is an American philanthropist and former journalist. She is a licensed pilot and founder of Black O…

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On This Day

10 events

2018

Hayabusa2

The Japanese space probe Hayabusa2 (artist's impression pictured) arrived at the asteroid Ryugu to collect samples for return to Earth.

2017

2017_Ukraine_ransomware_attacks

Websites of Ukrainian organizations were swamped by a massive cyberattack, blamed on Russian military hackers, using the malware Petya.

2015

Corn_starch

Ignition of corn starch caused a dust fire at a water park in New Taipei City, Taiwan, killing 15 people and injuring more than 400 others.

2008

Robert_Mugabe

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.

2007

Favela

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.

1994

Aum_Shinrikyo

Members of the Japanese cult Aum Shinrikyo released sarin gas in Matsumoto, Nagano, killing eight people and injuring more than five hundred others.

1991

Croatian_War_of_Independence

Croatian War of Independence: As the Yugoslav Army moved into Osijek, Croatia, a civilian attempted to halt them by placing his car in the path of a tank, becoming a symbol of Croatian resistance in the war.

1976

Ebola

The first identifiable case of Ebola occurred in Sudan.

1957

Hurricane_Audrey

Hurricane Audrey made landfall near the Texas–Louisiana border, killing over 400 people, mainly in and around Cameron, Louisiana, U.S.

1954

Jacobo_Árbenz

Jacobo Árbenz resigned as President of Guatemala following a CIA-led coup against his administration.