EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
April 29
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Day 118 of 2026 | Week 18 | 241 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people.
National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing all seven people on board.
The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London.
The final Oldsmobile is built in Lansing, Michigan, ending 107 years of vehicle production.
The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories.
Riots in Los Angeles begin, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed.
A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249Β km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless.
The 7.0 Mwβ― Racha earthquake affects Georgia with a maximum MSK intensity of IX (Destructive), killing 270 people.
A fire at the Central library of the Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American golfer (7 PGA Tour titles)
American filmmaker (I Am a Sex Addict
Dutch pop tenor vocalist ("Love Is In Your Eyes")
British multi-instrumentalist
American actress (Jan-Brady Bunch
American sports broadcaster (NY Mets: SNY
American entrepreneur and co-founder and ex-CEO of Netflix
British folk and soft rock guitarrΓ³n and bass player (Fairground Attraction - "Find My Love"; The First of a Million Kisses)
Samoan politician and chieftainess
American rock guitarist Great White)
British new wave rock bassist and vocalist (Fabulous Poodles - "Mirror Star")
American environmentalist and bear enthusiast who was mauled to death and eaten by bears
Norwegian pop singer (Zoo)
American power-pop bassist (Shooting Star)
Canadian Grammy Award-winning operatic baritone
π― yow.com Connection
On March 9, 1994 - just months before yow.com would be registered - the internet was still in its infancy. There were only about 3,000 websites in existence, and most people accessed the web through 14.4kbps dial-up modems. Today, you're visiting a domain that has survived 30+ years of that incredible evolution.
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