Corrections
Hey hey! I do my best to keep these event dates and times spot-on, but hey, I’m only human. If you catch a little mix-up or a detail that’s off, feel free to let me know through this feedback form. Thanks for keeping an eye out and helping keep things on track, I appreciate it! 😊
—Craig
March 4, 2025
(Thank you @wren for catching this one)
Turns out we gave OED credit for Merriam-Webster’s cameo. Oops! Everything’s corrected now.
February 26, 2025
(Thank you to my sister for questioning the same-year comparison)
Two events shared the same date, but the code threw a fit about their order. Now it’s chill with either arrangement.
February 22, 2025
Clippy's birthday was mistakenly reported as one year early. Several sources disagree on Clippy's birthday, and here's why.
Clippy was released as "Clippit" with Microsoft Office 97. Naturally, sources decided 1997 was Clippy's debut year.
But, during this period, like vehicles, software branded with a year was often released prior to that year. Office 97 was released in 1996 (November 19th, 1996 to be exact).
Why then do some sources cite Clippy as a 1995 invention? I suspect because software at the time had long, drawn out release cycles and development of Clippy and possibly early test versions of the digital assistant were observed in 1995.
November 14, 2024
(Thank you to my wife for passing this one along from an observant friend.)
Cleveland was misspelled as 'Cleaveland' in the event [Cleveland's 'Balloonfest' Makes Balloon Releasing History].
November 11, 2024
(Thank you to several players AND MY MOM for pointing this one out.)
The event [Ocean's Eleven Premieres] was not presented as a quoted event leading to ambiguity between the 2004 movie starring George Clooney and the 1960 movie starring Frank Sinatra.
September 13, 2024
(Thank you to my wife/household Nick Cage expert for pointing this one out.)
The date for [Nick Cage & John Travolta star in Face/Off] was entered as 2007-06-27. The correct date is 1997-06-27.
