EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
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TODAY IN HISTORY
November 10
Tuesday, November 10, 2026
Day 314 of 2026 | Week 46 | 45 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Armenia and Azerbaijan sign a ceasefire agreement, ending the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War, and prompting protests in Armenia.
President of Bolivia Evo Morales and several of his government resign after 19 days of civil protests and a recommendation from the military.
Ships of the South and North Korean navies skirmish off Daecheong Island in the Yellow Sea.
Over five months after landing on Mars, NASA declares the Phoenix mission concluded after communications with the lander were lost.
Sri Lankan Tamil politician Nadarajah Raviraj is assassinated in Colombo.
The National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia is opened and dedicated by U.S. President George W. Bush, who announces that Marine Corporal Jason Dunham will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor.
Veteran's Day Weekend Tornado Outbreak: A tornado outbreak stretching from Northern Ohio to the Gulf Coast, one of the largest outbreaks recorded in November.
World Anti-Doping Agency is formed in Lausanne.
WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger (the largest merger in US history at the time).
In Nigeria, playwright and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa, along with eight others from the Movement for the Survival of the Ogoni People (Mosop), are hanged by government forces.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
French Paralympian swimmer (20 gold
English darts player (BDO World Champion 2001)
American shot putter
Austrian physics professor (Bose–Einstein condensation of molecules)
American college football coach (University of Colorado 2006-10)
English writer of graphic novels
Indian-American businessman (President of the World Bank 2023-)
Polish soccer forward (29 caps; Wisła Kraków
English rock bassist and vocalist (Flock Of Seagulls)
American sportscaster (ESPN's SportsCenter)
American actress (Julie-1 Day at a Time)
American musician
Scottish sociolinguist
American voice actor (Space Ghost Coast to Coast)
Italian fascist political singer and songwriter
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