28 April in internet history
Things that can be dated to 28 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.
What is dated to this day28 April
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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
Also around this weekWithin three days
These did not happen on 28 April. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.
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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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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
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The domain caturday.com is registered, after 4chan’s habit of posting cat pictures on Saturdays. Lolcat Wikipedia — Lolcat
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The first trailer is released online. Viewers object to how human Sonic looks. The Sonic movie redesign Wikipedia — Sonic the Hedgehog (film)
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Boni posts the video. It is watched 26 million times in three weeks. Looking for a Man in Finance Wikipedia — Man in Finance
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Digg removes posts containing a code for copying HD DVDs, and reverses the decision when its users revolt. Digg Wikipedia — Digg
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Souza takes the photograph from a corner of a small conference room. Situation Room Wikipedia — Situation Room (photograph)
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@MISSINGEGIRL tweets the two images side by side with the words “These photos together is making me lose it”. Woman yelling at a cat Wikipedia — Woman yelling at a cat