EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
May 22
Friday, May 22, 2026
Day 141 of 2026 | Week 21 | 218 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Hypothermia kills 21 runners in the 100 km (60-mile) Gansu ultramarathon disaster in China.
Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 crashes in Model Colony near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan, killing 98 people.
Twenty-two people are killed at an Ariana Grande concert in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.
United States President Donald Trump visits the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit the Western Wall.
The Republic of Ireland becomes the first nation in the world to utilise a public referendum to legalise gay marriage.
General Prayut Chan-o-cha becomes interim leader of Thailand in a military coup d'état, following six months of political turmoil.
An explosion occurs in Ürümqi, capital of China's far-western Xinjiang region, resulting in at least 43 deaths and 91 injuries.
Fusilier Lee Rigby is murdered by 2 Islamic extremists in Woolwich, Southeast London
Tokyo Skytree opens to the public. It is the tallest tower in the world (634 m), and the second tallest man-made structure on Earth after Burj Khalifa (829.8 m).
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 launches a Dragon capsule on a Falcon 9 rocket in the first commercial flight to the International Space Station.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American influencer (YouTube)
American jazz pianist and composer ("Be Water")
American NFL wide receiver (New England Patriots; 3x Super Bowl champion
American actress (Last Man Standing
American jazz pianist (Intersteller Adventures)
British actress and activist (The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power)
American actor (Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue) and musician (Project Dirty)
Australian rules footballer (St Kilda)
Fijian-Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer (Na Piarsaigh 1994-2014)
Finnish NHL defenseman (Finland Olympic bronze 1998
Spanish footballer (Atlético Madrid
American actress ("My So-Called Life"; "Baywatch")
American actor (Kirk in "Gilmore Girls"; Marvel and DC superhero films)
professional American football player (Arizona Cardinals)
Danish actor ("Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes"; "Riders of Justice")
🎯 yow.com Connection
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