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11 July in internet history

Things that can be dated to 11 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.

What is dated to this day11 July

  1. The convention opens. During it the organisers ask attendees for 17,000 dollars by ten at night, saying the hotel will otherwise close the event. DashCon Wikipedia — DashCon

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These did not happen on 11 July. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

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

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

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

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

  5. 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

  6. It loses the most-viewed record to See You Again by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth. Gangnam Style Wikipedia — Gangnam Style

  7. Two streams are taken down by a copyright claim that YouTube later calls abusive. They return two days later. Lofi Girl Wikipedia — Lofi Girl

  8. About 21 million people in the United States use it in one day, passing Candy Crush Saga’s peak. Pokémon Go Wikipedia — Pokémon Go

  9. Videos under the hashtag have been viewed more than a billion times. Grimace Shake Wikipedia — Grimace Shake

  10. It ends. A panel by the cast of the podcast Welcome to Night Vale has been cancelled, and ticket holders offered an hour in the ball pit instead of a refund. DashCon Wikipedia — DashCon

  11. The fourth peaks at 3.8 million viewers, the platform’s record at the time. La Velada del Año V Wikipedia — La Velada del Año

  12. The song enters the Billboard Hot 100 at number six. A week later it is number one, partly because of the challenge. Kiki Challenge Wikipedia — In My Feelings (song)

  13. The New York Times writes about it. Forbes and NBC News follow within four days. The Gen Z stare Wikipedia — Gen Z stare

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