28 February in internet history

Things that can be dated to 28 February: 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.

1. 2015

   The Dress Roman Originals, having sold out of the dress within half an hour, announces it will make a single white-and-gold one to auction for Comic Relief. Wikipedia — The dress

These did not happen on 28 February. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

1. 25 February 2017

   Lofi Girl It begins streaming lo-fi music, using a clip of a girl studying from a Studio Ghibli film. Wikipedia — Lofi Girl

2. 26 February 2015

   The Dress Caitlin McNeill reposts the photograph to Tumblr. Wikipedia — The dress

3. 26 February 2020

   Dancing Pallbearers By this date clips of the pallbearers are being paired with Astronomia. Wikipedia — Dancing Pallbearers

4. 27 February 2015

   The Dress BuzzFeed publishes “The Dress Is Blue And Black”. Its Tumblr page peaks at 673,000 people on it at once, and the hashtag reaches eleven thousand tweets a minute. Wikipedia — The dress

5. 2 March 2014

   The Oscar selfie DeGeneres posts the photograph during the ceremony. It is retweeted 700,000 times in half an hour. Wikipedia — Oscar selfie