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30 August in internet history

Things that can be dated to 30 August: 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 day30 August

  1. A slideshow on TikTok sends it round. Chill guy Wikipedia — Chill guy

Also around this weekWithin three days

These did not happen on 30 August. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

  1. The video passes 100 million views on YouTube, as versions of the dance arrive from nuns and priests, airport ground crews and police forces challenging one another across borders. Jerusalema Wikipedia — Jerusalema (song)

  2. The song’s video reaches 100 million views. Jerusalema Dance Challenge Wikipedia — Jerusalema (song)

  3. The Gregory Brothers release It’s Corn on YouTube, a song made from the interview. Corn Kid Wikipedia — It’s Corn

  4. Barack Obama, then President, answers questions. The traffic briefly brings down much of Reddit. r/IAmA Wikipedia — r/IAmA

  5. Nicholas Fraser posts the parody to Vine. Why You Always Lying Wikipedia — Too Close (Next song)

  6. Goldberg says the site is likely to close, citing his health and the cost of hosting. YTMND Wikipedia — YTMND

  7. The software is released. Hatsune Miku Wikipedia — Hatsune Miku

  8. Laney Griner posts the photograph of her son to Flickr under the title “Why I oughta...”. Success Kid Wikipedia — Success Kid

  9. He releases an album. King Bach Wikipedia — King Bach

  10. The first video is posted, showing a box of disposable masks said to have been taken from a school. Devious licks Wikipedia — Devious lick

  11. The animation goes live on B3ta.com at one minute to four in the morning. Badger Badger Badger Wikipedia — Badgers (animation)

  12. A twentieth-anniversary version is released. Badger Badger Badger Wikipedia — Badgers (animation)

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