EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
May 15
Friday, May 15, 2026
Day 134 of 2026 | Week 20 | 225 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is shot and critically injured while meeting with supporters at an event in Handlová.
The UN commemorates the Palestinian Nakba Day for the first time.
An upsurge in violence in Iraq leaves more than 389 people dead over three days.
Jessica Watson becomes the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted around the world solo.
California becomes the second U.S. state after Massachusetts in 2004 to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's own Supreme Court rules a previous ban unconstitutional.
Arsenal F.C. go an entire league campaign unbeaten in the English Premier League, joining Preston North End F.C. with the right to claim the title "The Invincibles".
A CSX EMD SD40-2 8888 rolls out of a train yard in Walbridge, Ohio, with 47 freight cars, including some tank cars with flammable chemical, after its engineer fails to reboard it after setting a yard switch. It travels south driverless for 66 miles (106 km) until it was brought to a halt near Kenton. The incident became the inspiration for the 2010 film Unstoppable.
The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.
The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
Édith Cresson becomes France's first female Prime Minister.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Teziutlán
Swedish liberal politician (1980s-2023)
American NFL running back
American hard-core punk vocalist and songwriter
American actor (Whiz Kids - "Hamilton")
American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (8 × MLB All-Star; World Series 1995; NL Cy Young Award 1996; Atlanta Braves)
American author (Seabiscuit; Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival
Canadian NHL player (Tampa Bay Lightning)
Brazilian film score composer
American actor (Cutting Class
Dutch painter known for his artwork of cityscapes
actor (Wayne-Spencer
Australian jazz singer
British rock singer-songwriter (Sisters of Mercy - Walk Away; Black Planet)
American singer-songwriter
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