6 July in internet history

Things that can be dated to 6 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. 2009

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

2. 2016

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

These did not happen on 6 July. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

1. 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)

2. 4 July 2025

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

3. 5 July 2010

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

4. 8 July 2000

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

5. 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)

6. 9 July 2009

   United Breaks Guitars It has been watched more than half a million times. Wikipedia — United Breaks Guitars

7. 9 July 2011

   The monkey selfie The photographs are uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia — Monkey selfie copyright dispute