EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
June 7
Sunday, June 7, 2026
Day 157 of 2026 | Week 23 | 202 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
A Myanmar Air Force Shaanxi Y-8 crashes into the Andaman Sea near Dawei, Myanmar, killing all 122 aboard.
The United Nations defines the Blue Line as the border between Israel and Lebanon.
Mount Pinatubo erupts, generating an ash column 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) high.
Surinam Airways Flight 764 crashes on approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname because of pilot error, killing 176 of 187 aboard.
Priscilla Presley opens Graceland to the public; the bathroom where Elvis Presley died five years earlier is kept off-limits.
The Israeli Air Force destroys Iraq's Osiraq nuclear reactor during Operation Opera.
Five hundred million people watch the high day of the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II begin on television.
Sony launches Betamax, the first videocassette recorder format.
The United States Supreme Court overturns the conviction of Paul Cohen for disturbing the peace, setting the precedent that vulgar writing is protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Division of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service raids the home of Ken Ballew for illegal possession of hand grenades.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Little Falls
Native American activist and model (Chanel AW24
American NFL running back (Carolina Panthers
British actor (Genius
American actor (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
American model
American filmmaker (Everything Everywhere
American golfer (PGA C'ship 2011)
British rock singer-songwriter and musician (Busted; Fightstar)
Indian Bollywood actress (Vivah; Jolly LLB)
Scottish soccer striker (Scotland 10 caps
Australian actress (Fringe
American army officer and NASA astronaut (Soyuz MS-11)
American golfer (US Open 2003)
Dutch soccer defender (7 caps; PSV
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