On this day in 1787, Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance, structuring settlement of the Northwest Territory and creating a policy for the addition of new states to the nation. The members of Congress knew that if their new confederation were to survive intact, it had to resolve the statesâ competing claims to western territory.
Energizer Bunny. It was 1989 at St. Louis, and the team of Energizer, DDB Chicago Advertising, and All Effects, a special effects company, were in the midst of creating a marketing ploy that would rival that of its competitor, Duracell.
The pancake bunny was from 2000... the internet has been around a lot longer than that, and memes too. The earliest I personally remember noting was the 'Don't feed the trolls' footer text on usenet in the mid 90s, and I know that was far from the first.