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January 29, 1996: Threshold Day!
46 mins; January 28, 2024
January 20, 2015: Parse Drops (TW F-Slur, Homophobic Violence)
58 mins; January 22, 2024
January 2014: The Crack Van Closes Up Shop
52 mins; January 14, 2024
January 7, 2014: The JohnLock Conspiracy Begins
101 hours 1 min; January 11, 2024
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Batshit Saga of Andy Thanfiction, Part II (TW Gaslighting, Abuse, Murder, Gun Violence, Suicide, Mental Illness)
90 hours 17 mins; December 31, 2023
ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL: The Batshit Saga of Andy Thanfiction, Part I (TW Gaslighting, Abuse, Suicide Attempt, Fraud, Mental Illness)
101 hours 12 mins; December 31, 2023
December 2015: Miraculous Ladybug Premieres in the USA to Fannish Joy
50 mins; December 18, 2023
December 1893: Sherlock Holmes Fandom Goes Into Mourning
56 mins; December 10, 2023
December 7, 2002: "Tongues Battling for Dominance" First Used... Maybe?
73 hours 41 mins; December 02, 2023
December 1973: The World Meets Mary Sue
62 hours 8 mins; November 27, 2023
November 17, 2004: The Winter Soldier Makes His First Appearance
75 hours 15 mins; November 20, 2023
November 2003: The First Yuletide Exchange Opens
60 hours 4 mins; November 13, 2023
November 8, 2010: The Omegaverse Is Born
64 hours 36 mins; November 10, 2023
October 29, 2002: The Firefly Immediate Assistance Campaign Takes Flight
65 hours 11 mins; November 09, 2023
October 26, 2017: The Hamilton Cannibal Mermaid HIVliving Wank
58 mins; November 07, 2023
October 16, 2019: Yahoo! Groups Purge Announced
60 hours 22 mins; November 07, 2023
October 12, 2002: RPF is Purged from Fanfiction.net, Alexandria Burns
46 mins; October 29, 2023
October 1976: The First Slash Fic Is Released And We All Benefit
60 hours 24 mins; October 23, 2023
September 26, 1975: Rocky Horror Picture Show Premieres
50 mins; October 02, 2023
September 18, 2008: Castiel First Appears on Supernatural and Destiel is Born
63 hours 12 mins; September 25, 2023
August-November 1988: "A Death in the Family" Divides Batman Fandom
76 hours 45 mins; September 17, 2023
September 5, 2007: The Organization for Transformative Works is Filed as a Nonprofit (TW Racism, TW CSAM, TW Antisemitism)
87 hours 30 mins; September 10, 2023
August 31, 2009: Disney Buys Marvel Studios, And We Enter the Endgame
69 hours 34 mins; September 01, 2023
August 1975: The August Party Becomes the First Fan Con
67 hours 16 mins; August 21, 2023
August 15, 2013: "Crazy About 1D" Airs on Channel 4 & Pathologizes Fandom
64 hours 30 mins; August 18, 2023
BONUS! This Place In Fandom History: LIVE @ FanExpo Chicago '23
39 mins; August 15, 2023
August 1997: The 501st Legion Is Founded
71 hours 43 mins; August 08, 2023
August 2005: The First-Ever Big Bang Explodes the Fanfiction Universe
41 mins; July 31, 2023
July 25, 2010: Sherlock Premieres on the BBC
66 hours 24 mins; July 25, 2023
July 15, 2016: Stranger Things Premieres
80 hours 38 mins; July 17, 2023
A VERY SPECIAL EPISODE! July 11-13, 2014: DashCon, with Special Guest Lauren Shippen!
64 hours 37 mins; July 11, 2023
July 1, 2005: Percy Jackson Takes Fandom By (Lightning) Storm
79 hours 36 mins; July 04, 2023
June 25, 2011: "Let's Get Gay Married!" Commentfic Meme Launched
48 mins; June 25, 2023
June 19, 2022: OTW Election Drama Digs Up the 227 Incident
80 hours 40 mins; June 20, 2023
June 17, 2009: The Great Trigger Warning Debate of 2009
90 hours 21 mins; June 13, 2023
June 2001: Cassandra Claire Sends Shockwaves Through Harry Potter Fandom
75 hours 20 mins; June 06, 2023
May 29, 2007: Strikethrough
95 hours 50 mins; May 29, 2023
May 20, 2000: The One With Sitcom Fandoms
60 hours 15 mins; May 22, 2023
May 2007: FanLib Tries To Commercialize Fic and Everyone Has Big Feelings
63 hours 10 mins; May 14, 2023
May 2000: A Xena Fandom War Births "Born For War"
62 hours 15 mins; May 07, 2023
May 4, 2010: Diana Gabaldon Fundamentally Misunderstands Fanfiction
66 hours 13 mins; May 02, 2023
April 26, 2019: Avengers: Endgame Reminds Us That Fandom Can Lose
80 hours 53 mins; April 23, 2023
April 1979: "Bunkies" Introduces Everyone's Favorite Trope
77 hours 31 mins; April 16, 2023
April 15, 1997: "MMMBop" Changes The World Forever
83 hours 13 mins; April 09, 2023
April 7, 2000: Anne Rice's Anti-Fanfiction Screed
88 hours 32 mins; April 02, 2023
April 1, 2013: #MISHAPOCALYPSE (And SuperWhoLock)
67 hours 39 mins; March 26, 2023
March 2014: Into the TriadVerse
56 mins; March 19, 2023
March 2009: Fandom March Madness Launches on LiveJournal
74 hours 12 mins; March 12, 2023
March 8, 2016: #LGBTFansDeserveBetter and the Spring Slaughter
70 hours 31 mins; March 05, 2023
March 2013: The Flower Crown Meme (TW Body Horror, Gore)
62 hours 17 mins; February 26, 2023
February 19, 2007: Tumblr Founded
99 hours 44 mins; February 19, 2023
February 2013: Femslash February Founded
63 hours 12 mins; February 12, 2023
February 1983: Groundhog Day Stories Published, Helping Create Slash As We Know It
56 mins; February 05, 2023
January-February 2010: Help_Haiti Auction... And Its Aftermath
81 hours 16 mins; January 29, 2023
January 24, 2016: One Direction Fans Discuss "Conchobar"
79 hours 23 mins; January 22, 2023
January 1967: The First Star Trek Zine Is Distributed
61 hours 34 mins; January 15, 2023
January 11, 1994: The First X-Files Fanfiction Is Posted
57 mins; January 08, 2023
January 4, 2005: LiveJournal Sold to SixApart
64 hours 55 mins; January 01, 2023
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