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9 January in internet history

Things that can be dated to 9 January: the day something was posted, a record that changed hands, an event research has pinned to a date. Every entry links to where it was read.

What is dated to this day9 January

  1. It is a clue on the quiz show Jeopardy! OK boomer Wikipedia — OK boomer

Also around this weekWithin three days

These did not happen on 9 January. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

  1. Twitch removes the emote after Gutierrez posts in support of further unrest following the attack on the United States Capitol. PogChamp Wikipedia — PogChamp

  2. The song enters the Billboard Hot 100 at number 32. Baby Shark Dance Wikipedia — Baby Shark

  3. In a thread about new users, Karl Reinsch replies that it is “perpetually September”. Eternal September Wikipedia — Eternal September

  4. Paul Vasquez films two rainbows from his property in Mariposa County and uploads the video the same day. Double Rainbow Wikipedia — Double Rainbow (viral video)

  5. Twitch begins showing a different streamer’s face under the name every twenty-four hours. PogChamp Wikipedia — PogChamp

  6. The American Dialect Society names “slop” its word of the year for 2025, as Merriam-Webster had. AI slop Wikipedia — AI slop

  7. The site I Can Has Cheezburger? posts its first image, reportedly taken from Something Awful. Its popularity over the following year carries lolcats to a general audience. Lolcat Wikipedia — Lolcat

  8. The video is uploaded to Luis Fonsi’s channel. The single is released the next day. Despacito Wikipedia — Despacito

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