EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
September 29
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Day 271 of 2026 | Week 40 | 88 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
Violence and low turnout mar the 2019 Afghan presidential election.
Eleven days after the Uri attack, the Indian Army conducts "surgical strikes" against suspected militants in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
Over 42 people are killed by members of Boko Haram at the College of Agriculture in Nigeria.
The special court in India convicted all 269 accused officials for atrocity on Dalits and 17 for rape in the Vachathi case.
The 8.1 Mwβ― Samoa earthquake results in a tsunami that kills over 189 and injures hundreds.
The stock market crashes with the Dow Jones dropping a then record 778 points after the United States House of Representatives vote on the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act fails during the beginning stages of the Great Recession.
Calder Hall, the world's first commercial nuclear power station, is demolished in a controlled explosion.
A Boeing 737 and an Embraer 600 collide in mid-air, killing 154 people and triggering a Brazilian aviation crisis.
John Roberts is confirmed as Chief Justice of the United States.
The asteroid 4179 Toutatis passes within four lunar distances of Earth.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Mitcham
American country-rock singer-songwriter
Greek singer and musician
American MLB baseball pitcher
American actor (Ransom
American sportscaster and TV host (Today
American politician (Rep-R-NY 1993-2009) Secretary of the Army 2009-15
American musician
American rock guitarist and singer (Blues Image - "Ride Captain Ride"; Iron Butterfly)
German jazz clarinetist
Russian sabres fencer (Olympic gold
American actor (Jurassic Park)
English historian (The Third Reich Trilogy)
Scottish-born Northern Irish lawyer
Dutch soccer defender (14 caps; European Cup 1971
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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