EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
August 21
Friday, August 21, 2026
Day 232 of 2026 | Week 34 | 127 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
A solar eclipse traverses the continental United States.
Hundreds of people are reported killed by chemical attacks in the Ghouta region of Syria.
American golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win three majors in a calendar year.
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, attempts to divert to West Georgia Regional Airport after the left engine fails, but the aircraft crashes in Carroll County near Carrollton, Georgia, killing nine of the 29 people on board.
Royal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 people on board.
NASA loses contact with the Mars Observer spacecraft.
Latvia declares renewal of its full independence after its occupation by the Soviet Union since 1940.
Coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev collapses.
The 6.9 Mwβ― Nepal earthquake shakes the NepalβIndia border with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 709β1,450 people killed and thousands injured.
Carbon dioxide gas erupts from volcanic Lake Nyos in Cameroon, killing up to 1,800 people within a 20-kilometre (12Β mi) range.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American actress (Cybill
Australian cricketer
born on Long Island
Mexican baseball pitcher (LA Dodgers)
British musician (The Prodigy)
American concert organist
Australian Rules Footballer (St Kilda Football Club)
American NFL/WLAF punter (Steelers
American MLB infielder
Portuguese athlete
American NFL center (Cleveland Browns
Canadian figure skater (Olympic-9th-1994)
Australian professional wrestler and actor
American actress
Canadian actress (The Matrix Trilogy)
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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