27 June in internet history

Things that can be dated to 27 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.

1. 2009

   CPDRC Dancing Inmates About 1,500 inmates perform a tribute to Michael Jackson. Wikipedia — CPDRC Dancing Inmates

These did not happen on 27 June. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

1. 25 June 2007

   Battle at Kruger Time magazine writes about the video. Wikipedia — Battle at Kruger

2. 25 June 2010

   Will It Blend? He blends an iPhone 4. Wikipedia — Will It Blend?

3. 26 June 2009

   Bilibili Xu Yi starts Mikufans.cn. Wikipedia — Bilibili

4. 30 June 2014

   Orkut Google announces that it will close. Wikipedia — Orkut

5. 30 June 2014

   ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Chris Kennedy becomes the first person documented doing the challenge for ALS. Wikipedia — Ice Bucket Challenge

6. 30 June 2021

   VTubers Gawr Gura passes Kizuna AI as the most-subscribed VTuber. Wikipedia — VTuber

7. 30 June 2023

   The Reddit blackout Apollo and three other apps shut down. Wikipedia — 2023 Reddit API controversy