17 July in internet history
Things that can be dated to 17 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 day17 July
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CPDRC Dancing Inmates Garcia uploads Thriller. Wikipedia — CPDRC Dancing Inmates
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Neopets Its managers buy it out and it becomes independent. Wikipedia — Neopets
Also around this weekWithin three days
These did not happen on 17 July. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.
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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)
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The Gen Z stare The New York Times writes about it. Forbes and NBC News follow within four days. Wikipedia — Gen Z stare
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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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Guns N' Roses' November Rain passed a billion views — the first video made before YouTube existed to do so. Billboard
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Il Pulcino Pio The song is released. Wikipedia — Il Pulcino Pio
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Boaty McBoatface A Swedish train is reported to have been named Trainy McTrainface by public vote. Wikipedia — Boaty McBoatface
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Neopets A breach exposing the details of 69 million accounts is confirmed. Wikipedia — Neopets
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r/place A third opens during a dispute between Reddit and its users. They write an insult to the chief executive across it. Wikipedia — r/place