EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
November 6
Friday, November 6, 2026
Day 310 of 2026 | Week 45 | 49 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Syrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces launch an offensive to capture the ISIL-held city of Raqqa.
Tammy Baldwin becomes the first openly gay politician to be elected to the United States Senate.
An express train collides with a stationary car near the village of Ufton Nervet, England, killing seven and injuring 120.
Jiang Lijun is detained by Chinese police for signing the Open Letter to the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party.
A Fokker 50 crashes near Luxembourg Airport, killing 20 and injuring three.
Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.
Lancang–Gengma earthquakes: At least 730 are killed after two powerful earthquakes rock the China–Myanmar border in Yunnan Province.
Sumburgh disaster: A British International Helicopters Boeing 234LR Chinook crashes 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of Sumburgh Airport killing 45 people. It is the deadliest civilian helicopter crash on record.
Colombian conflict: leftist guerrillas of the 19th of April Movement seize control of the Palace of Justice in Bogotá.
The Kelly Barnes Dam, located above Toccoa Falls College near Toccoa, Georgia, fails, killing 39.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Tampa
American swimmer (Olympic gold men's 800/1
born in Houston
British actor (I Swear
Australian-born American comedian
American footballer
Swedish footballer
American folk-Americana singer-songwriter (Brand New)
Filipino-Australian actress and television host
Australian singer (Evermore)
Japanese pop singer
American murder victim
South Korean actor (Land of Wine
American basketball player
Brazilian model and television host
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