EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
April 3
Friday, April 3, 2026
Day 92 of 2026 | Week 14 | 267 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
YouTube headquarters shooting: A 38-year-old gunwoman opens fire at YouTube Headquarters in San Bruno, California, injuring three people before committing suicide.
A bomb explodes in the St Petersburg metro system, killing 14 and injuring several more people.
The Panama Papers, a leak of legal documents, reveals information on 214,488 offshore companies.
More than 50 people die in floods resulting from record-breaking rainfall in La Plata and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.
Jiverly Antares Wong opens fire at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, killing thirteen and wounding four before committing suicide.
ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be taken into state custody.
Conventional-Train World Speed Record: A French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record of 574.8Β km/h (159.6Β m/s, 357.2Β mph).
Islamic terrorists involved in the 2004 Madrid train bombings are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Montreal
Italian-British composer (Simply Largo)
Iranian screenwriter and director (Under the Skin of the City
Jewish-American singer (Friday Night Live)
Dutch rock singer (Stampei - The Dike)
Algerian soccer goalkeeper (57 caps; JS Kabylie)
American football tight end (New England Patriots; Super Bowl XIX San Francisco 49ers; Pro Bowl 1977
born in Notting Hill Gate
British session and touring bass player (Eric Clapton; Tom Jones; Robin Trower)
American politician and Attorney General of Mississippi
American country music bassist and mandolin player (Highway 101 - "Cry
English actress (Straw Dogs
Mexican composer (Rappaccini's Daughter; Florencia en el Amazonas)
American jazz saxophonist
American mastering engineer (Eric Carmen; John Lennon; David Bowie; Bruce Springsteen)
π― yow.com Connection
On March 9, 1994 - just months before yow.com would be registered - the internet was still in its infancy. There were only about 3,000 websites in existence, and most people accessed the web through 14.4kbps dial-up modems. Today, you're visiting a domain that has survived 30+ years of that incredible evolution.
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