EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
July 4
Saturday, July 4, 2026
Day 184 of 2026 | Week 27 | 175 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
A devastating flood strikes the Texas Hill Country, killing at least 108 people.
The Oasis Live '25 tour began in Principality Stadium, Cardiff, ending a 16 year hiatus
The Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, wins a landslide majority in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, ending 14 years of Conservative government.
Chile claims its first title in international football by defeating Argentina in the 2015 Copa AmΓ©rica Final.
The discovery of particles consistent with the Higgs boson at the Large Hadron Collider is announced at CERN.
The Statue of Liberty's crown reopens to the public after eight years of closure due to security concerns following the September 11 attacks.
The first of four days of bombings begins on the southern Philippine island group of Mindanao.
A bomb explodes at a concert in Minsk's Independence Square, injuring 50 people.
Space Shuttle program: Discovery launches STS-121 to the International Space Station. The event gained wide media attention as it was the only shuttle launch in the program's history to occur on the United States' Independence Day.
The Deep Impact collider hits the comet Tempel 1.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Buenos Aires
Puerto Rican baseball player
American Christian-metal singer-songwriter and guitarist (Stryper)
English actor (Men Behaving Badly)
American tennis star (1991 US Open doubles/Olympic gold 1988)
Austrian race car driver
American sprint cyclist (Olymp-br-88
Indian composer
English-American computer game designer (Origin)
American country singer (Pirates of Mississippi - "Feed Jake")
Australian rocker (Inxs - "Kiss the Dirt")
the youngest daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej and Queen Sirikit
American touring and session bassist (Wham!; George Michael)
Armenian conductor (National Chamber Orchestra of Armenia; Boston SinfoNova
South Korean filmmaker and novelist (Secret Sunshine
π― yow.com Connection
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