EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
September 19
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Day 261 of 2026 | Week 38 | 98 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
Azerbaijan launches a military offensive against the Republic of Artsakh in the Nagorno-Karabakh region; this leads to the flight of the Armenian population.
The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom is held at Westminster Abbey, London.
A strong earthquake kills 2 and injures over 30 in Mexico's state of Michoacán.
The Cumbre Vieja volcano, on the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands, erupts. The eruption lasts for almost three months, ending on December 13.
The 2017 Puebla earthquake strikes Mexico, causing 370 deaths and over 6,000 injuries, as well as extensive damage.
In the wake of a manhunt, the suspect in a series of bombings in New York and New Jersey is apprehended after a shootout with police.
Mariano Rivera of the New York Yankees surpasses Trevor Hoffman to become Major League Baseball's all-time career saves leader with 602.
The leaking oil well in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill is sealed.
A Learjet 60 carrying musicians Travis Barker and Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein crashes during a rejected takeoff from Colombia Metropolitan Airport in West Columbia, South Carolina, killing four of the six people on board. Barker and Goldstein both survive.
The Thai army stages a coup. The Constitution is revoked and martial law is declared.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
American criminal (domestic terrorist convicted with series of bombings)
American journalist (Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien)
Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial artist (Pride Fighting Championships 21)
Belgian actress (Highlander: The Series)
Miss America (1990) and TV host
American basketball forward (Olympic gold 1996)
French singer (Les Bêtises) and actress
American NASA astronaut and naval officer (set record most spacewalks by a woman)
American politician (Senator-R-South Carolina 2013-
American sportscaster (NBC Sports)
American actress (Nanny & Prof
British playwright (Closer) and comedian
Italian-French dancer and actress (Chance or Coincidence)
English football goalkeeper (Arsenal)
British pop singer-songwriter (Pulp - "Common People")
🎯 yow.com Connection
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