8 June in internet history
Things that can be dated to 8 June: 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 day8 June
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The forum is launched. r/AmItheAsshole Wikipedia — r/AmItheAsshole
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A ransomware attack takes the site offline. Service is not fully back until August. Nico Nico Douga Wikipedia — Niconico
Also around this weekWithin three days
These did not happen on 8 June. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.
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A user called BigGoron presses it at 21:49:53. Nobody presses in the next sixty seconds, and it ends after 1,008,316 presses. The Button Wikipedia — The Button (Reddit)
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The Stonks image is posted. Stonks Wikipedia — Meme Man
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The earliest known version is uploaded to YouTube by the channel magnets99 under the title Dramatic Look. Dramatic Chipmunk Wikipedia — Dramatic Chipmunk
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Morris posts the video. It is watched more than 170,000 times in a day. Overly Attached Girlfriend Wikipedia — Overly Attached Girlfriend
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He is detained by US immigration officers in Las Vegas for overstaying a visa, and leaves the country the same day. Khaby Lame Wikipedia — Khaby Lame
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Three masked men attack the older man at the restaurant where he works, leaving him with serious injuries to his face and eyes. The Bus Uncle Wikipedia — The Bus Uncle
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Gifts to her are valued at more than 420,000 US dollars, most of it a university scholarship. Chewbacca Mask Lady Wikipedia — Chewbacca Mask Lady
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He appears on The Late Show with David Letterman. Boom Goes the Dynamite Wikipedia — Boom goes the dynamite