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24 March in internet history

Things that can be dated to 24 March: 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 day24 March

  1. The versions together pass one billion views. Harlem Shake Wikipedia — Harlem Shake (meme)

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These did not happen on 24 March. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

  1. A resolution condemning Kony is introduced in the United States Senate. Kony 2012 Wikipedia — Kony 2012

  2. She appears on Good Morning America and sits for a Time photo shoot on the same day. Grumpy Cat Wikipedia — Grumpy Cat

  3. The Mysterious Ticking Noise is uploaded. Potter Puppet Pals Wikipedia — Potter Puppet Pals

  4. Whaley’s animated version is posted. The Duck Song Wikipedia — The Duck Song

  5. The African Union announces a brigade of five thousand troops to hunt for him. Kony 2012 Wikipedia — Kony 2012

  6. A remake is posted for the tenth anniversary. Potter Puppet Pals Wikipedia — Potter Puppet Pals

  7. A fourth is released, fifteen years to the day after the animation. The Duck Song Wikipedia — The Duck Song

  8. The site is launched. Omegle Wikipedia — Omegle

  9. They raise about 55,000 dollars to sponsor a NASCAR driver. Dogecoin Wikipedia — Dogecoin

  10. The image generator is released. Ghibli-fication Wikipedia — GPT Image

  11. The first video is posted. Scientology speedrunning Wikipedia — Scientology speedrunning

  12. Google buys it. Tenor Wikipedia — Tenor (website)

  13. By this date the head of the company that made it has changed his own profile picture to one, and the White House has posted another. Ghibli-fication Wikipedia — GPT Image

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