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20 January in internet history

Things that can be dated to 20 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 day20 January

  1. A sequel is released, subtitled “Probably for Real This Time”. The End of the World Wikipedia — The End of the World (video)

  2. The photograph is taken. Bernie Sanders' mittens Wikipedia — Bernie Sanders mittens meme

Also around this weekWithin three days

These did not happen on 20 January. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

  1. A case brought by the man in the video against Fritsch, over the use of his image, opens in Berlin. Techno Viking Wikipedia — Technoviking

  2. He dies, aged twelve. Boo Wikipedia — Boo (dog)

  3. TikTok suspends its service in the United States, late in the evening. TikTok refugees Wikipedia — Restrictions on TikTok in the United States

  4. Howard Dean, having come third in the Iowa caucus, lists the states he says he will win and ends with a scream of “Yeah!” Dean Scream Wikipedia — Dean scream

  5. Its users begin raising 50,000 dollars for the Jamaican bobsleigh team. Dogecoin Wikipedia — Dogecoin

  6. A video titled Message to Scientology is posted. Project Chanology Wikipedia — Project Chanology

  7. The first recorded tweet with the words, meaning exactly what it says. Netflix and chill Wikipedia — Netflix and chill

  8. Oden posts the song with its lyrics. The Duck Song Wikipedia — The Duck Song

  9. The network is launched. Orkut Wikipedia — Orkut

  10. The oldest clip later reused in the meme is uploaded to YouTube. Dancing Pallbearers Wikipedia — Dancing Pallbearers

  11. Its users begin the squeeze on GameStop’s shares, which rise more than 600 per cent in four days. r/wallstreetbets Wikipedia — r/wallstreetbets

  12. Nathan Evans’s cover, already spreading on TikTok, is released as a single on Polydor, with a remix by 220 Kid and Billen Ted the same day. The remix reaches number one in the United Kingdom. Wellerman Wikipedia — Wellerman

  13. The legal ban ends, having run for four days. TikTok refugees Wikipedia — Restrictions on TikTok in the United States

  14. Four days later, television networks have aired the clip 633 times. Within a week the figure is 937. Dean Scream Wikipedia — Dean scream

  15. Davies posts the photograph to Reddit. It spreads through 4chan, Facebook and Twitter. Bad Luck Brian Wikipedia — Bad Luck Brian

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