EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
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TODAY IN HISTORY
August 18
Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Day 229 of 2026 | Week 34 | 130 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
One hundred activists, officials, and other concerned citizens in Iceland hold a funeral for Okjökull glacier, which has completely melted after having once covered six square miles (15.5 km2).
The Turku terror attack occurs in Finland when a knifeman kills two and injures eight.
A terrorist attack on Israel's Highway 12 near the Egyptian border kills 16 and injures 40.
The President of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, resigns under threat of impeachment.
War of Afghanistan: The Uzbin Valley ambush occurs.
A massive power blackout hits the Indonesian island of Java; affecting almost 100 million people, it is one of the largest and most widespread power outages in history.
One-year-old Zachary Turner is murdered in Newfoundland by his mother, who was awarded custody despite facing trial for the murder of Zachary's father. The case was documented in the film Dear Zachary and led to reform of Canada's bail laws.
American International Airways Flight 808 crashes at Leeward Point Field at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, injuring the three crew members.
Leading presidential hopeful Luis Carlos Galán is assassinated near Bogotá in Colombia.
Hurricane Alicia hits the Texas coast, killing 21 people and causing over US$1 billion in damage (1983 dollars).
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Greensboro
born in Leesville
American football running back (Super Bowl XXVI
Australian softball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996)
American actress (Katie Kennicott in "All My Children")
American actress (Dinosaur Island)
American short track skater (Olympics 1994)
American NFL football offensive tackle
South Korean actress (The Secret House
American politician
American comic book writer and artist (Ultimate Spider-Man
Indian pop and Bhangra singer-songwriter
American drummer (Mudhoney)
American football defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
American actress (Showgirls)
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