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12 July in internet history

Things that can be dated to 12 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 day12 July

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

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

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These did not happen on 12 July. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

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

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

  3. 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

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

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

  6. DashCon 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. Wikipedia — DashCon

  7. DashCon 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. Wikipedia — DashCon

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

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

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

  11. Gangnam Style YG Entertainment releases the song as the lead single of Psy’s sixth album. Psy later tells Reuters it was made only for K-pop fans at home. Wikipedia — Gangnam Style

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