EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
September 2
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Day 244 of 2026 | Week 36 | 115 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Four people are killed in a mass shooting targeting homeless people on a Chicago Transit Authority train in Forest Park, Illinois, United States.
A suicide bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, kills 6 people and injures 13.
At least 129 inmates are killed and 59 more injured in an attempted prison break at Makala Prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
India's first solar observation mission: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1 from Satish Dhawan space centre.
Eighteen people are killed and 23 others are injured by a suicide bombing at a Sunni mosque in Herat, Afghanistan.
Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane, devastates the Bahamas, killing at least five.
The dive boat MV Conception catches fire and sinks near Santa Cruz Island, killing 34.
National Museum of Brazil fire, A massive fire destroys most of the Paço de São Cristóvão, which houses the National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro. The museum holds important archaeοlogical and anthropological objects, including the remains of the Luzia Woman, Marajoara vases and Egyptian mummies.
The Eastern span replacement of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge opens at 10:15 pm at a cost of $6.4 billion, after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake damaged the old span.
Israel-Palestinian conflict: the 2010 Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are launched by the United States.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American actor (The Summer I Turned Pretty
American NBA small forward (Los Angeles Lakers
Argentine football goalkeeper (Aston Villa
Swedish auto racer (Indianapolis 500 2022
born in Cincinnati
Indian cricket fast bowler (102 Tests
American rock drummer (Panic! at the Disco)
English rockabilly singer-songwriter and musician (Matinée)
Saudi film director known for "Mandoob"
American MLB baseball pitcher
English soccer midfielder (1 cap; Manchester City
Dutch actress known for "Oogappels"
English cricket fast bowler (12 Tests
Kurdish-Iranian film director and producer known for "Black Tape"
French Canadian NHL Goaltender and coach
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