EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
March 29
Sunday, March 29, 2026
Day 87 of 2026 | Week 13 | 272 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
The ship Ever Given was dislodged from the Suez Canal.
Prime Minister Theresa May invokes Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union, formally beginning the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union.
A United States Air Force F-16 crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.
Air Canada Flight 624 skids off the runway at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, after arriving from Toronto shortly past midnight. All 133 passengers and five crews on board survive, with 23 treated for minor injuries.
The first same-sex marriages in England and Wales are performed.
At least 36 people are killed when a 16-floor building collapses in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
Two suicide bombers hit the Moscow Metro system at the peak of the morning rush hour, killing 40.
Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia join NATO as full members.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat certifies Taipei 101 as the world's tallest building, based on the building having been topped out on 1 July 2003, even though the building was not completed until 31 December 2004.
In reaction to the Passover massacre two days prior, Israel launches Operation Defensive Shield against Palestinian militants, its largest military operation in the West Bank since the 1967 Six-Day War.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Arauco
American politician (Senator-D-Nevada 2017-)
American baseball executive (GM Oakland Athletics 1997-2016; MLB Executive of the Year Award 2018; film 'Moneyball' based on Beane)
American golfer (3 x PGA Tour
American comedian and actress (At Home with Amy Sedaris
Australian auto racer
British director (A Mighty Heart
American actress (The Sopranos)
Norwegian writer (Harry Hole crime novels) and singer
Canadian mountaineer
Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Stanley Cup 1989 Calgary Flames; NHL All-Star 1988; Plus-Minus Award +48 1989)
American actress (The X-Files
Master of Emmanuel College
American comic book artist
American film director (Jeepers Creepers)
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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