EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
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HISTORIC EVENTS
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Brest
American NFL football cornerback
American sportscaster
American WNBA basketball guard. 1997-2000 (Utah Starzz)
American NFL defensive tackle
American actor (I Shot Andy Warhol) and musician (Camp Freddy)
German photographer (1st non-British person to win Turner Prize)
infielder (Chicago Cubs)
American convicted murderess who manipulated her student-lover to kill her husband
Swedish-British television personality (Gladiators
NHL center (Winnipeg Jets)
Canadian 400m hurdler (Olympics-4-92
infielder (Chicago Cubs)
American tennis player (French Open mixed doubles 1981 [Andrea Jaeger]) and broadcaster (ESPN
English rugby union lock (20 caps; Bath)
🎯 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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