EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
July 6
Monday, July 6, 2026
Day 186 of 2026 | Week 28 | 173 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
The Georgia Guidestones, a monument in the United States, are heavily damaged in a bombing, and are dismantled later the same day.
An Antonov An-26 operating as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Air Flight 251 crashes on approach to Palana Airport, killing all 28 aboard.
At least 42 people are killed in a shooting at a school in Yobe State, Nigeria.
A Boeing 777 operating as Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crashes at San Francisco International Airport, killing three and injuring 181 of the 307 people on board.
A 73-car oil train derails in the town of Lac-MΓ©gantic, Quebec and explodes into flames, killing at least 47 people and destroying more than 30 buildings in the town's central area.
The Nathu La pass between India and China, sealed during the Sino-Indian War, re-opens for trade after 44 years.
The 70-metre Yevpatoria Planetary Radar sends a METI message (Cosmic Call 2) to five stars: Hip 4872, HD 245409, 55 Cancri (HD 75732), HD 10307 and 47 Ursae Majoris (HD 95128). The messages will arrive to these stars in 2036, 2040, 2044, and 2049, respectively.
Hong Kong International Airport opens in Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, replacing Kai Tak Airport as the city's international airport.
The Troubles: In response to the Drumcree dispute, five days of mass protests, riots and gun battles begin in Irish nationalist districts of Northern Ireland.
A McDonnell Douglas MD-88 operating as Delta Air Lines Flight 1288 experiences a turbine engine failure during takeoff from Pensacola International Airport, killing two and injuring five of the 147 people on board.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American actress and author (Depth of Focus: A Novel)
American NBA center/forward (LA Clippers)
American sound engineer
English Christian-rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Delirious?)
American actor (House of Wax
British reggae-rock keyboardist and singer (Musical Youth - "Pass the Dutchie")
American WNBA guard (NY Liberty)
Australian cricketer (NSW left-arm spinner 1994-95)
MLB pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
American actor (Jim Kuback-Mission Hill)
American actor (Alex-One Day At a Time
American jockey
American film score composer (The Usual Suspects)
American 4X400m relayer (Olympic gold 1984)
Dutch soccer player (Lommel/FC Utrecht)
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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