EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
May 18
Monday, May 18, 2026
Day 137 of 2026 | Week 21 | 222 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
United States presidential election: Joe Biden launches his presidential campaign.
A school shooting at Santa Fe High School in Texas kills ten people.
Cubana de Aviación Flight 972 crashes in Santiago de las Vegas after takeoff from José Martí International Airport in Havana, Cuba, killing 112 of the 113 people on board.
At least 78 people die in a landslide caused by heavy rains in the Colombian town of Salgar.
The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides.
The post Loktantra Andolan government passes a landmark bill curtailing the power of the monarchy and making Nepal a secular country.
A second photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra.
Israeli troops finish withdrawing from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern.
Riots in Nørrebro, Copenhagen, caused by the approval of the four Danish exceptions in the Maastricht Treaty referendum. Police open fire against civilians for the first time since World War II and injure 11 demonstrators.
Northern Somalia declares independence from the rest of Somalia as the Republic of Somaliland.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Barger-Compascuum
born in Hamilton
Australian rugby union centre (80 Tests; Queensland Reds 119 games) and broadcaster (Fox Sports
Italian jazz pianist and composer
American poker player (6 x World Series of Poker bracelets)
German F1 driver (Williams)
American NFL defensive tackle (Arizona Cardinals)
British rock keyboardist (Primal Scream)
American Christian musician (dc Talk; Tait; The Newsboys
American rock vocalist (Stabbing Westward; The Dreaming)
German heavy metal drummer (Helloween)
American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 1988-89; Seattle Seahawks)
American NFL tackle (Indianapolis Colts
Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Stanley Cup 1987
American television executive 'the King of Reality TV' (Fox
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