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26 March in internet history

Things that can be dated to 26 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.

Nothing this archive holds can be dated to 26 March. That is a statement about what has been researched so far, not about the day.

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These did not happen on 26 March. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  7. The site is launched. Omegle Wikipedia — Omegle

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

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

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

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

  12. 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

  13. The company’s shares begin trading in New York. Bilibili Wikipedia — Bilibili

  14. With 1.17 million dislikes it passes Justin Bieber’s Baby as the most disliked video on YouTube. Rebecca Black Friday Wikipedia — Friday (Rebecca Black song)

  15. It lists in Hong Kong. Bilibili Wikipedia — Bilibili

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