EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
May 30
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Day 149 of 2026 | Week 22 | 210 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
Donald Trump is convicted of falsifying business records in his New York trial, the first time a former President of the United States has been found guilty in a criminal case.
The Crew Dragon Demo-2 launches from the Kennedy Space Center, becoming the first crewed orbital spacecraft to launch from the United States since 2011 and the first commercial flight to the International Space Station.
Nigeria passes a law banning same-sex marriage.
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during the Sierra Leone Civil War.
Convention on Cluster Munitions is adopted.
TACA Flight 390 overshoots the runway at ToncontΓn International Airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and crashes, killing five people.
Depayin massacre: At least 70 people associated with the National League for Democracy are killed by government-sponsored mob in Burma. Aung San Suu Kyi flees the scene, but is arrested soon afterwards.
The 6.5 Mwβ― Afghanistan earthquake shook the Takhar Province of northern Afghanistan with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong), killing around 4,000β4,500.
Nuclear Testing: Pakistan conducts an underground test in the Kharan Desert. It is reported to be a plutonium device with yield of 20kt TNT equivalent.
Croatian Parliament is constituted after the first free, multi-party elections, today celebrated as the National Day of Croatia.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Chinese racing driver (first Chinese F1 driver)
American actor (The Goldbergs - "Adam")
American singer (American Idol) and actor
American NFL football tackle
Australian rules footballer (St Kilda Football Club
Australian footballer (Parramatta FC
Russian footballer (Arsenal
American actor (Lost
Venezulan-American singer-songwriter (Cripple Crow)
Italian racing driver (Le Mans 24 Hours 2008
Brazilian mixed martial artist and karate
American drag queen
actor (Marshall Teller-Eerie Indiana)
American technology executive (CEO of Yahoo
Malagasy businessman and politician (President of Madagascar
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