EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
June 26
Friday, June 26, 2026
Day 176 of 2026 | Week 26 | 183 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, returns to Australia after pleading guilty to one charge of espionage in a Saipan court and subsequently being released by the United States Department of Justice.
Five different terrorist attacks in France, Tunisia, Somalia, Kuwait, and Syria occurred on what was dubbed Bloody Friday by international media. Upwards of 750 people were either killed or injured in these uncoordinated attacks.
The U.S. Supreme Court rules, 5–4, that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marriage under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Riots in China's Xinjiang region kill at least 36 people and injure 21 others.
The U.S. Supreme Court rules, 5–4, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
The Waldo Canyon fire descends into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs burning 347 homes in a matter of hours and killing two people.
A suicide bomber dressed as an Iraqi policeman detonates an explosive vest, killing 25 people.
Pope Benedict XVI reinstates the traditional laws of papal election in which a successful candidate must receive two-thirds of the votes.
Mari Alkatiri, the first Prime Minister of East Timor, resigns after weeks of political unrest.
The U.S. Supreme Court rules in Lawrence v. Texas that sex-based sodomy laws are unconstitutional.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Albuquerque
American NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks
American actor (The Mask of Zorro - "Captain Harrison Love")
American actor (Parks and Recreation)
American filmmaker (Boogie Nights; Magnolia)
American Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor (Will & Grace - "Jack"; Good Night
English rock bassist (Radiohead)
NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
Belgian swimmer
American baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
American NFL tackle (Chicago Bears)
American session and touring guitarist (The Mavericks
Haitian politician
Italian soccer defender (126 caps; AC Milan 647 games)
American Pro Football HOF tight end (3 x Super Bowl winner Denver Broncos
🎯 yow.com Connection
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