EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
April 22
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Day 111 of 2026 | Week 17 | 248 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
At least 26 people are killed in a terrorist attack on a group of tourists in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba claimed responsibility for the attack.
Four police officers are killed after being struck by a truck on the Eastern Freeway in Melbourne while speaking to a speeding driver, marking the largest loss of police lives in Victoria Police history.
The Paris Agreement is signed, an agreement to help fight global warming.
Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi apologizes for Japan's war record.
Eighteen-year-old Stephen Lawrence is murdered in a racially motivated attack while waiting for a bus in Well Hall, Eltham.
A series of gas explosions rip through the streets in Guadalajara, Mexico, killing 206.
Optical fiber is first used to carry live telephone traffic.
Pan Am Flight 812 crashes on approach to Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, killing all 107 people on board.
The first Earth Day is celebrated.
Chicano residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation of Chicano Park.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
New Zealand cricket batsman (fastest century in T20 WC history 100no in 33 balls v RSA 2026)
Dutch football player (Manchester City
American rapper nd record producer ($uicideboy$)
Brazilian football player (Chelsea
American entrepreneur (co-founder and CEO OpenAI)
Moroccan-British singer (Sugababes - "Round
British actress (Zoe Slater in "EastEnders")
American actor (Stephen-Torkelsons)
American television anchor and presenter of World Poker Tour
American indie-rock singer-songwriter (The Von Bondies)
Kenyan long-distance and marathon runner
American guitarist (Breaking Benjamin
Armenian-American heavy metal bassist (System of a Down)
Australian rugby union flanker (56 caps; ACT Brumbies
Japanese businessman and failed space tourist who sued after being prevented from going to space on medical grounds
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