26 April in internet history
Things that can be dated to 26 April: 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 April. That is a statement about what has been researched so far, not about the day.
Also around this weekWithin three days
These did not happen on 26 April. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.
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Jawed Karim uploads the video at 8:31 in the evening, Pacific time. It is the first upload to the site. Me at the zoo Wikipedia — Me at the zoo
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Tay Zonday uploads the song to his YouTube channel. Chocolate Rain Wikipedia — Chocolate Rain
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An appeal court rules that animals cannot hold copyright or sue under the Copyright Act. The monkey selfie Wikipedia — Monkey selfie copyright dispute
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Me at the zoo was posted to YouTube. Me at the zoo The upload on YouTube
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At about eleven at night, two passengers quarrel on the upper deck of a bus. A third films it, and posts it to a Hong Kong forum, YouTube and Google Video. The Bus Uncle Wikipedia — The Bus Uncle
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Yahoo sells it, the first of four further sales. Delicious Wikipedia — Delicious (website)
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It is renamed Niconico. Nico Nico Douga Wikipedia — Niconico
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Attendees arrive to tents, wet mattresses and cheese sandwiches in foam boxes. The festival is postponed in the early hours and then cancelled. Fyre Festival Wikipedia — Fyre Festival
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Trump uses the word as a hashtag in a post on his own platform. Covfefe Wikipedia — Covfefe
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A third season begins. Animator vs. Animation Wikipedia — Animator vs. Animation