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8 November in internet history

Things that can be dated to 8 November: 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 day8 November

  1. Omegle K-Brooks announces that the site is closing. Wikipedia — Omegle

Also around this weekWithin three days

These did not happen on 8 November. They are shown because the day itself is thin, and each one carries its own date.

  1. OK boomer The New Zealand MP Chlöe Swarbrick says it in Parliament. Wikipedia — OK boomer

  2. Loss Buckley says in an interview that he does not regret the strip, and that women have told him the storyline helped them. Wikipedia — Loss (Ctrl+Alt+Del)

  3. Mannequin Challenge Hillary Clinton’s campaign posts one, as do Adele and, together, Beyoncé, Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland. Wikipedia — Mannequin Challenge

  4. Four Seasons Total Landscaping At 9.35 a.m. Trump tweets that the event will be at “Four Seasons, Philadelphia”, then corrects it. It begins at about 11.50, and the Associated Press projects Joe Biden as the winner soon after. Wikipedia — Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference

  5. Four Seasons Total Landscaping A television documentary about the day is broadcast, a year on. Wikipedia — Four Seasons Total Landscaping press conference

  6. Something Awful Kyanka dies. Wikipedia — Something Awful

  7. dril The “corncob” tweet. Wikipedia — Dril

  8. Will It Blend? The final episode is released, shortly before the company is sold. Wikipedia — Will It Blend?

  9. YouTube removed the public dislike count from every video, permanently ending the ability to observe that number from outside. Wikipedia — Timeline of YouTube

  10. Black Twitter An article by Choire Sicha in The Awl makes what a scholar later cites as the first reference to the term. Wikipedia — Black Twitter

  11. Copypasta The earliest known posting of the Navy Seal copypasta, on 4chan. Wikipedia — Copypasta

  12. Why This Kolaveri Di The song is reported to have leaked online by accident. Wikipedia — Why This Kolaveri Di

  13. Too Many Cooks In the week of this date the channel repeats it at midnight. Wikipedia — Too Many Cooks (short)

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