5 July in internet history

Things that can be dated to 5 July: 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. 2010

   Double Rainbow The Gregory Brothers post an Auto-Tuned Double Rainbow Song made from his voice. Wikipedia — Double Rainbow (viral video)

These did not happen on 5 July. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

1. 2 July 2009

   The hashtag Twitter begins turning hashtags into links to search results. Wikipedia — Hashtag

2. 2 July 2015

   r/IAmA Hundreds of subreddits close themselves in protest after the Reddit employee who helped run the sessions is dismissed. Wikipedia — r/IAmA

3. 3 July 2010

   Double Rainbow The television host Jimmy Kimmel tweets a link to it, calling it the funniest video in the world. It passes a million views soon afterwards. Wikipedia — Double Rainbow (viral video)

4. 4 July 2025

   Golden The song is released as a single. Wikipedia — Golden (Huntrix song)

5. 6 July 2009

   United Breaks Guitars The song is posted to YouTube. Wikipedia — United Breaks Guitars

6. 6 July 2016

   Pokémon Go The game is released in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Wikipedia — Pokémon Go

7. 8 July 2000

   Techno Viking Matthias Fritsch films a parade on Rosenthaler Straße in Berlin. Wikipedia — Technoviking

8. 8 July 2025

   Golden It becomes the first song by a female K-pop group to top Spotify’s daily chart in the United States. Wikipedia — Golden (Huntrix song)