EST. DECEMBER 1994 • 30+ YEARS ONLINE
yow.com 🐯
Owned continuously since 1994
TODAY IN HISTORY
July 18
Saturday, July 18, 2026
Day 198 of 2026 | Week 29 | 161 days until Christmas 🎅
HISTORIC EVENTS
A man sets fire to an anime studio in Fushimi-ku, Kyoto, Japan, killing 36 people and injuring dozens of others.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant requires Christians to either accept dhimmi status, emigrate from ISIL lands, or be killed.
The Government of Detroit, with up to $20 billion in debt, files for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history.
At least seven people are killed and 32 others are injured after a bomb explodes on an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria.
A Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer crashes near Estes Park, Colorado, killing both crew members.
Storms provoke severe flooding on the Saguenay River, beginning one of Quebec's costliest natural disasters ever.
Battle of Mullaitivu: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam capture the Sri Lanka Army's base, killing over 1,200 soldiers.
On the Caribbean island of Montserrat, the Soufrière Hills volcano erupts. Over the course of several years, it devastates the island, destroying the capital, forcing most of the population to flee.
The bombing of the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina (Argentine Jewish Community Center) in Buenos Aires kills 85 people (mostly Jewish) and injures 300.
Rwandan genocide: The Rwandan Patriotic Front takes control of Gisenyi and north western Rwanda, forcing the interim government into Zaire and ending the genocide.
FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS
born in Philadelphia
Austrian painter and sculptor
British actress in Italian Films (Caligula; Salon Kitty)
West Indian cricketer (brother of Inshan One Test WI v India 1976)
American country singer ("Heartbroke"; "Toy Hearts")
American composer (Emmeline)
American session and touring bass guitarist
4th Baron Daresbury
American golfer (13 PGA Tour wins; US Senior Open 2003)
Belgian social-democratic politician (50th Prime Minister of Belgium
Colombian soccer centre-back (11 caps; Deportivo Cali FC)
American actress (The Americans)
American disco singer (Village People)
American computer programmer (2022 Turing award
Canadian politician
🎯 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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