7 July in internet history
Things that can be dated to 7 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.
Nothing this archive holds can be dated to 7 July. That is a statement about what has been researched so far, not about the day.
Also around this weekWithin three days
These did not happen on 7 July. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.
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Golden The song is released as a single. Wikipedia — Golden (Huntrix song)
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Double Rainbow The Gregory Brothers post an Auto-Tuned Double Rainbow Song made from his voice. Wikipedia — Double Rainbow (viral video)
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United Breaks Guitars The song is posted to YouTube. Wikipedia — United Breaks Guitars
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Pokémon Go The game is released in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. Wikipedia — Pokémon Go
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Techno Viking Matthias Fritsch films a parade on Rosenthaler Straße in Berlin. Wikipedia — Technoviking
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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)
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United Breaks Guitars It has been watched more than half a million times. Wikipedia — United Breaks Guitars
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The monkey selfie The photographs are uploaded to Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia — Monkey selfie copyright dispute
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See You Again overtook Gangnam Style, ending a reign of nearly five years — and then held the title for about 25 days, the shortest of the modern era. Variety
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Gangnam Style It loses the most-viewed record to See You Again by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth. Wikipedia — Gangnam Style
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Lofi Girl Two streams are taken down by a copyright claim that YouTube later calls abusive. They return two days later. Wikipedia — Lofi Girl