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23 January in internet history

Things that can be dated to 23 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 day23 January

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

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

Also around this weekWithin three days

These did not happen on 23 January. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

  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

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

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

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

  6. The network is launched. Orkut Wikipedia — Orkut

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

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

  9. 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

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

  11. David Fischer writes that September 1993 will go down in net history as the September that never ended. Eternal September Wikipedia — Eternal September

  12. During the GameStop squeeze Musk tweets “Gamestonk!!”, and the shares rise 157 per cent in after-hours trading. Stonks Wikipedia — Meme Man

  13. The shares close up 92.7 per cent in a day. Elon Musk’s tweet “Gamestonk!!” follows. The GameStop short squeeze Wikipedia — GameStop short squeeze

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