18 September in internet history

Things that can be dated to 18 September: 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.

1. 2012

   Gangnam Style A North Korean state website uploads a parody, “I’m Yushin style!”, mocking the South Korean presidential candidate Park Geun-hye. Wikipedia — Gangnam Style

These did not happen on 18 September. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

1. 15 September 2008

   dril The first tweet. Wikipedia — Dril

2. 15 September 2009

   I'mma let you finish It is reported that West has apologised to Swift by telephone and that she has accepted. Wikipedia — Kanye West–Taylor Swift feud

3. 15 September 2021

   Devious licks TikTok bans the trend. The hashtag has been viewed more than 235 million times. Wikipedia — Devious lick

4. 16 September 2011

   Rebecca Black Friday The video returns, on Black’s own channel. Wikipedia — Friday (Rebecca Black song)

5. 17 September 2007

   Don't Tase Me, Bro! Meyer’s microphone is cut off, officers hold him down, and one uses a Taser on him. Wikipedia — University of Florida Taser incident

6. 19 September 1982

   The :-) emoticon Scott Fahlman proposes :-) as a marker for jokes, and :-( for things that are not, after a joke about a mercury spill in a lift is taken seriously. Wikipedia — Emoticon

7. 19 September 2008

   Trollface Carlos Ramirez draws the comic Trolls in MS Paint and publishes it on his DeviantArt page under the name Whynne. He also posts it to 4chan, where the face is lifted out and reused. Wikipedia — Trollface

8. 20 September 2013

   What Does the Fox Say It reaches number one in Norway, where it stays for four weeks. Wikipedia — The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)

9. 21 September 2005

   Crazy Frog The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority rules that the ringtone advertisements may not be shown before nine in the evening. Wikipedia — Crazy Frog

10. 21 September 2015

    4chan Poole’s sale of the site to Hiroyuki Nishimura is announced. Wikipedia — 4chan

11. 21 September 2019

    Smash Mouth All Star It reaches number three on Billboard’s rock streaming chart, twenty years after release. Wikipedia — All Star (song)