EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
May 24
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Day 143 of 2026 | Week 21 | 216 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
A mass shooting occurs at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, United States, resulting in the deaths of 21 people, including 19 children.
Twenty-two students die in a fire in Surat (India).
Under pressure over her handling of Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May announces her resignation as Leader of the Conservative Party, effective as of June 7.
A 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurs in the Aegean Sea between Greece and Turkey, injuring 324 people.
At least three people are killed in a shooting at Brussels' Jewish Museum of Belgium.
Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty.
Israeli troops withdraw from southern Lebanon after 22 years of occupation.
The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague, Netherlands indicts Slobodan Milošević and four others for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Kosovo.
While attempting to return to Leeds Bradford Airport in the United Kingdom, Knight Air Flight 816 crashes in Dunkeswick, North Yorkshire, killing all 12 people on board.
Four men are convicted of bombing the World Trade Center in New York in 1993; each one is sentenced to 240 years in prison.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Brentwood
French footballer and actor (Looking for Eric)
American NASCAR driver
American NFL tackle (Super Bowl 1997
American badminton player (Olympic-92)
American actor (Street Fighter
Japanese anime director (Samurai Champloo)
British 100m breaststroker (Olympic gold 1988)
British running star (world record 5 km indoor)
Canadian NHL forward
American dancer and actor (Fame - "Leroy")
Italian racing driver
American Basketball Hall of Fame guard (Detroit Pistons; 6-time NBA All-Star)
Swiss pop singer
American tennis player (Wimbledon doubles 1987
🎯 yow.com Connection
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