EST. DECEMBER 1994 ⢠30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com đŻ
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
September 7
Monday, September 7, 2026
Day 249 of 2026 | Week 37 | 110 days until Christmas đ
HISTORIC EVENTS
Bitcoin becomes legal tender in El Salvador.
The National Unity Government of Myanmar declares a people's defensive war against the military junta during the Myanmar civil war.
Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov and 66 others are released in a prisoner exchange between Ukraine and Russia.
The 8.2 Mw⯠2017 Chiapas earthquake strikes southern Mexico, killing at least 60 people.
Canada officially cuts diplomatic ties with Iran by closing its embassy in Tehran and orders the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from Ottawa, over nuclear plans and purported human rights abuses.
The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash in Russia kills 43 people, including nearly the entire roster of the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Kontinental Hockey League team.
A Chinese fishing trawler collides with two Japanese Coast Guard patrol boats in disputed waters near the Senkaku Islands.
The United States government takes control of the two largest mortgage financing companies in the US, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Egypt holds its first-ever multi-party presidential election.
The 6.0 Mw⯠Athens earthquake affected the area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 143, injuring 800â1,600, and leaving 50,000 homeless.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
German footballer (Dynamo Berlin)
American football offensive tackle (6 Ă Pro Bowl; 3 Ă Second-team All-Pro; NE Patriots)
American politician (Senator-D-Delaware 2010-)
American actor (Deadwood; Scream; Operation Petticoat - "Stovall")
American novelist (A Visit from the Goon Squad)
French concert pianist
American saxophonist and songwriter (Dave Matthews Band - "Stay (Wasting Time)")
Australian television personality (Fox League)
American scientist (2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for mRNA vaccine technology)
American R&B singer ("We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off")
American singer (Starland Vocal Band - "Afternoon Delight")
American felon (one of FBI's most wanted
British footballer (Leeds United)
American songwriter (Toni Braxton - "Un-break My Heart"; Cher - "If I Could Turn Back Time"; DeBarge - "Rhythm of the Night")
American jazz pianist
đŻ 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.
Share today's history:
⥠This page auto-updates daily at midnight. Bookmark it and check back tomorrow!