June 29, 2007

2007-06-29 00:00 UTC

Held by The Museum. Not for sale.

The queues

The first iPhone goes on sale and the pocket computer becomes ordinary.
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Questions and answers

When exactly did the queues take place?
It is recorded at 2007-06-29 00:00 UTC — June 29, 2007 in Coordinated Universal Time. Every minute in this registry is stored in UTC so it reads the same anywhere in the world.
Can this minute be bought?
No. Museum minutes are curated historical entries held permanently by the registry and are never for sale. The minutes around them can be claimed.
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Confirmed on October 1, 2026 in block 969,500. Anyone can verify this record exists, without us.

SHA-256 1b4d22fb6dad9fb5addedebfdae3661d40327635cdeb8292e6555c9c6aa629b0

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