EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
August 29
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Day 240 of 2026 | Week 35 | 119 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Russo-Ukrainian War: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson Oblast, eventually culminating in the liberation of the city of Kherson.
2020 Women's FA Community Shield.
At least 26 Chinese miners are killed and 21 missing after a blast in the Xiaojiawan coal mine, located at Panzhihua, Sichuan Province.
The XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom.
Hurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle, killing up to 1,392 people and causing $125 billion in damage.
Sayed Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assassinated in a terrorist bombing, along with nearly 100 worshippers as they leave a mosque in Najaf.
Four people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-340 highway near Málaga Airport.
Eighty people are killed when Cubana de Aviación Flight 389 crashes during a rejected takeoff from the Old Mariscal Sucre International Airport in Quito, Ecuador.
Netflix is launched as an internet DVD rental service.
At least 98 villagers are killed by the Armed Islamic Group of Algeria GIA in the Rais massacre, Algeria.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American baseball player
Danish soccer striker (112 caps; Feyenoord
Canadian synchronized swimmer (Olympic silver 1996)
American football player
American soccer player
Filipino-American actor (Hook
American rock guitarist
Japanese video game composer (Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles)
American TV show host
American football offensive lineman (Philadelphia Eagles)
French motorcyclist
Australian chef and television personality (My Kitchen Rules; 2010-20)
German football player
English rock and electronic music keyboardist and guitar player (Anathema; The Radicant)
Canadian pop-rock singer ("Birmingham")
🎯 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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