EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
August 22
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Day 233 of 2026 | Week 34 | 126 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
Ethnic clashes over grazing rights for cattle in Kenya's Tana River District result in more than 52 deaths.
The Texas Rangers defeat the Baltimore Orioles 30β3, the most runs scored by a team in modern Major League Baseball history.
Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 612 crashes near the Russian border over eastern Ukraine, killing all 170 people on board.
Grigori Perelman is awarded the Fields Medal for his proof of the PoincarΓ© conjecture in mathematics but refuses to accept the medal.
Versions of The Scream and Madonna, two paintings by Edvard Munch, are stolen at gunpoint from a museum in Oslo, Norway.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama Roy Moore is suspended after refusing to comply with a federal court order to remove a rock inscribed with the Ten Commandments from the lobby of the Alabama Supreme Court building.
China Airlines Flight 642 crashes at Hong Kong International Airport, killing three people and injuring 208 more.
FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi shoots and kills Vicki Weaver during an 11-day siege at her home at Ruby Ridge, Idaho.
Iceland is the first nation in the world to recognize the independence of the Baltic states.
Nolan Ryan strikes out Rickey Henderson to become the first Major League Baseball pitcher to record 5,000 strikeouts.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American rock drummer (Bangles - "Manic Monday"; "Walk Like An Egyptian")
American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1984; World C'ship gold 1979
Cuban-American heavy metal bassist and songwriter (Ratt - "Round & Round")
Danish Social Democrat politician
born in Long Branch
American actor (The Chronicles of Riddick)
Irish rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers - "Saturday Night")
American hard rock and funk-metal guitarist (Living Colour - Vivid; "Cult of Personality'; "Type")
American country singer ("Daddy's Hands")
American jockey (Breeder's Cup 1987-89; Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame 2010)
English snooker player (6 x World C'ship; 15 x Triple Crown titles
South African jockey based in Australia
Australian cricketer (Australian off-spinner 1987-92)
American writer (Dogland)
American wrestling manager best known for his work with The Road Warriors tag team
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.
Share today's history:
β‘ This page auto-updates daily at midnight. Bookmark it and check back tomorrow!