EST. DECEMBER 1994 β’ 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com π―
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
May 29
Friday, May 29, 2026
Day 148 of 2026 | Week 22 | 211 days until Christmas π
HISTORIC EVENTS
Tara Air Flight 197 crashes in Nepal's Mustang District, killing 22.
A Cessna Citation I/SP crashes into Percy Priest Lake in Tennessee, killing all six people on board, including actor Joe Lara and his wife Gwen Shamblin Lara.
An oil spill in Norilsk releases 17,500 tons of diesel oil into nearby rivers.
One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens.
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hits northern Italy near Bologna, killing at least 24 people.
A doublet earthquake, of combined magnitude 6.1, strikes Iceland near the town of Selfoss, injuring 30 people.
France rejects the Constitution of the European Union in a national referendum.
The National World War II Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the disabled golfer Casey Martin can use a cart to ride in tournaments.
Olusegun Obasanjo takes office as President of Nigeria, the first elected and civilian head of state in Nigeria after 16 years of military rule.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
Australian news presenter
Italian soccer midfielder
American actor (Idris-Lost
Canadian rock guitarist (Blues Traveler - "Run-Around")
British jazz and session trombonist
Canadian NHL right wing (3-time Stanley Cup winner)
Spanish tennis player (1988 Olympic bronze
Finnish hockey goaltender (Finland World C'ship gold 1995)
Canadian hockey center
American actress (Blair-Facts of Life)
American actress (The Young and the Restless
Japanese auto racer
American baseball outfielder (World Series 1990 Cincinnati Reds; MLB All-Star 1987
Singaporean soccer striker
British actor (Billy Mitchell in "EastEnders")
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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