EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
August 9
Sunday, August 9, 2026
Day 220 of 2026 | Week 32 | 139 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
Voepass Linhas AΓ©reas Flight 2283 crashes near Vinhedo, SΓ£o Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.
The Tampere light rail officially starts operating.
Michael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer after reportedly assaulting the officer and attempting to steal his weapon, sparking protests and unrest in the city.
Gunmen open fire at a Sunni mosque in the city of Quetta killing at least ten people and injuring 30.
Shannon Eastin becomes the first woman to officiate an NFL game.
Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 20 people on board.
At least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot that happened in the United Kingdom. The arrests are made in London, Birmingham, and High Wycombe in an overnight operation.
Russian president Boris Yeltsin fires his prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, and for the fourth time fires his entire cabinet.
Aviateca Flight 901 crashes into the San Vicente volcano in El Salvador, killing all 65 people on board.
The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan loses a 38-year hold on national leadership.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Fontana
American actress (All My Children
American dance skater (with Margot Contois)
Spanish tennis star (1994 Futures-Vigo)
Italian road cyclist
American technology reporter for TechTV
American rock bassist (Third Eye Blind - "Semi-Charmed Life")
American TV journalist (CNN
American NFL tight end
Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2006 Carolina Hurricanes captain; NHL All Star 1992; Selke Trophy 2006
American actor
American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star 1996
Australian actor (Hulk)
American actress (The X-Files
American animator
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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