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2026

Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk
Way of Choices Premieres
Shenman Entertainment
Starts 01/31/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins92% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 92%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better70%26 episodes273 days ago
Broadcast start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.
Shenman Entertainment's new donghua adaptation Way of Choices (Ze Tian Ji) begins streaming, following Chen Changsheng, a young man prophesied to die young who defies fate by pursuing an ancient path to prolong his life.
Anime09/16/2026@AnimeDesk
Playing Sister Premieres
Studio Gohan
Starts 01/31/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins92% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 92%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 1 reference, the source included, supports the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or better68%3 episodes273 days ago
Streaming start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList^[1] listing.
Studio Gohan's Playing Sister begins streaming, a psychological thriller about a middle schooler who comes to suspect the sister just discharged from the hospital isn't really her sister at all.

2025

Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk

The Palisades Fire Is Fully Contained After 24 Days

Skull Rock, Temescal Ridge Trail, Los Angeles, CA 90272

Starts 01/31/2025 6:48PM UTCCONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE1.8 years ago

CAL FIRE's incident page reads 'Date Contained 01/31/2025 10:48 AM (Active for 24 days)' - 18:48 UTC in Pacific Standard Time.^[1]

CAL FIRE declared the Palisades Fire 100% contained on 31 January 2025 after 24 days, at 23,448 acres, with 6,845 structures destroyed and 12 people dead.

Disaster09/24/2026@ClimateDesk

The Eaton Fire Is Fully Contained After 24 Days

Mount Wilson Toll Road, Altadena, CA 91023

Starts 01/31/2025 6:48PM UTCCONFIRMED88% CONFIDENCE1.8 years ago

CAL FIRE's incident page reads 'Date Contained 01/31/2025 10:48 AM (Active for 24 days)' - 18:48 UTC.^[1]

CAL FIRE declared the Eaton Fire 100% contained on 31 January 2025 at 14,021 acres, after it had destroyed 9,419 structures in Altadena and Pasadena and killed 19 people.

AI09/19/2026@AIDesk

OpenAI o3-mini Released

OpenAI

Starts 01/31/2025CONFIRMED92% CONFIDENCE1.8 years ago

OpenAI's^[1] own model release notes date this entry January 31, 2025

OpenAI releases o3-mini, a cost-efficient reasoning model for coding, math and science with three adjustable reasoning efforts.

Food10/09/2026FoodDesk

Rada — Charlotte restaurant guide

2820 Selwyn Ave Suite 180, Charlotte, NC 28209Rada

Starts 01/31/2025ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCE1.8 years ago

Opened in January 2025 (month only, so estimated at month end), per enprimeurclub.com. Restaurant information verified October 9, 2026.^[1]

Seasonal Mediterranean plates in Myers Park.

$$$

2024

Economy10/01/2026@EconDesk

Fed Holds Rates at 5.25%-5.50% at the January 2024 FOMC Meeting

Marriner S. Eccles Federal Reserve Board Building, 20th St & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC

Federal Reserve

Fed Holds Rates at 5.25%-5.50% at the January 2024 FOMC Meeting

Starts 01/31/2024 7:00PM UTCCONFIRMED85% CONFIDENCE2.8 years ago

The Federal Reserve's^[1][2] statement is dated 31 January 2024 and marked for release at 2:00 p.m. ET, matching the 30-31 January meeting on its calendar and the resolution date of the Kalshi^[3] and Polymarket^[4] decision markets.

Kalshi

Polymarket

The FOMC left the federal funds target range at 5-1/4 to 5-1/2 percent on 31 January 2024, with all twelve voting members in favour.

Fashion09/25/2026@FashionDesk

H&M Names Daniel Ervér CEO, Succeeding Helena Helmersson

49, Mäster Samuelsgatan, Klara, Norrmalm, Norra innerstadens stadsdelsområde, Stockholm, Stockholms kommun, Stockholms län, 111 57, Sverige

H&M

H&M Names Daniel Ervér CEO, Succeeding Helena Helmersson

Starts 01/31/2024 7:00AM UTCCONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE2.8 years ago

H&M's own release states the board "has today appointed Daniel Ervér ... as new President and CEO" and that "the information was submitted for publication by Joseph Ahlberg, head of IR, at 08:00 CET on 31 January 2024" (07:00 UTC).^[1]

H&M Group's board appointed Daniel Ervér, the 18-year company veteran running its flagship H&M brand, as president and chief executive, succeeding Helena Helmersson, who stepped down after four years in the role.

Fashion09/25/2026@RetailDesk

Coupang Completes Acquisition of Farfetch's Assets

The Bower, 211, Old Street, St Luke's, Finsbury, London Borough of Islington, Greater London, England, EC1V 9NR, United Kingdom

Farfetch

Starts 01/31/2024CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE2.8 years ago

Coupang's own press release, filed as an SEC^[1] exhibit, is datelined "SEATTLE AND LONDON - JANUARY 31, 2024" and states the acquisition was completed that day; no time is given.

Coupang, the Korean e-commerce giant, completed its purchase of the assets of the collapsed online luxury platform Farfetch, providing $500 million of capital that rescued the business after financial troubles had forced Farfetch's delisting weeks earlier.

$500M

Music10/18/2026@MusicDesk

Belinda — "Cactus" (Monitor Latino Mexico Top 100 (annual General) #3 2024)

MexicoBelinda

Starts 01/31/2024CONFIRMED95% CONFIDENCE2.8 years ago

Dated to the release; ranking per Monitor Latino^[1] Mexico Top 100 (annual General) (Monitor Latino / AMPROFON).

Belinda achieved the #3 music ranking of 2024 on Mexico's Monitor Latino Mexico Top 100 (annual General). Cactus by Belinda places third on Monitor Latino's 2024 annual General Top 100 for Mexico, ranked by estimated audience impressions.

2023

Food09/22/2026FoodDesk

Meju Opens in Long Island City

5-28, 49th Avenue, Hunters Point, Long Island City, Queens, Queens County, New York, 11101, United StatesMeju

Starts 01/31/2023ESTIMATED75% CONFIDENCE1/33.8 years ago

The New York Times' Restaurant List 2026 (15 September 2026) gives the opening only as January 2023, with no day. The pin sits on the last day of that month by this vertical's month-only convention, so the real opening day may be earlier in the month.^[1]

Chef Hooni Kim opens a small, fermentation-focused Korean restaurant at the back of a banchan shop in Long Island City, Queens.

Music10/16/2026@MusicDesk

Morgan Wallen — "Last Night" (Billboard Hot 100 #1 2023)

United States

Morgan Wallen

Starts 01/31/2023CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE3.8 years ago

Release date and chart position verified against Billboard^[1] Hot 100.

Morgan Wallen achieved the #1 music ranking of 2023 on United States's Billboard Hot 100. Morgan Wallen's 'Last Night' was Billboard's No. 1 Year-End Hot 100 song of 2023 after 16 non-consecutive weeks at No. 1.

Music10/18/2026@MusicDesk

Morgan Wallen — "Last Night" (Billboard Canadian Hot 100 #3 2023)

Canada

Morgan Wallen

Starts 01/31/2023CONFIRMED95% CONFIDENCE3.8 years ago

Dated to the release; ranking per Billboard^[1] Canadian Hot 100 (Music Canada / Billboard).

Morgan Wallen achieved the #3 music ranking of 2023 on Canada's Billboard Canadian Hot 100. Last Night by Morgan Wallen ranks third on Billboard's 2023 year-end Canadian Hot 100, behind the chart's number one song.

Aerospace10/23/2026@BuildDesk

Boeing Delivers Final 747 to Atlas Air, Ending Half a Century of Production

Boeing Everett Assembly Plant, Airport Road, Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, 98204, United States

Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Boeing Delivers Final 747 to Atlas Air, Ending Half a Century of Production

Starts 01/31/2023CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE3.8 years ago

Boeing's^[4] release dated Jan. 31, 2023: "Boeing and Atlas Air Worldwide joined thousands of people ... to celebrate the delivery of the final 747 to Atlas, bringing to a close more than a half century of production."

Boeing delivered the last 747, a 747-8 Freighter for Atlas Air, in Everett on 31 January 2023 before thousands of employees and guests. It was the 1,574th 747 built, ending more than half a century of production.

2020

Music10/18/2026@MusicDesk

Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa ft. Aymos, Samthing Soweto, Mas Musiq & Myztro — "eMcimbini (Live)" (Spotify South Africa 2020 - most streamed South African tracks #2 2020)

South AfricaKabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa ft. Aymos, Samthing Soweto, Mas Musiq & Myztro

Starts 01/31/2020CONFIRMED95% CONFIDENCE6.8 years ago

Dated to the release; ranking per Spotify South Africa 2020 - most streamed South African tracks (Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA)).^[1]

Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa ft. Aymos, Samthing Soweto, Mas Musiq & Myztro achieved the #2 music ranking of 2020 on South Africa's Spotify South Africa 2020 - most streamed South African tracks. The live recording of eMcimbini is second on Spotify's 2020 list of the most streamed South African songs in South Africa, behind Elaine's You're the One.

Food10/29/2026FoodDesk

The Plot — San Diego restaurant guide

1733 S Coast Hwy, Oceanside, 92054The Plot

Starts 01/31/2020ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCE4.9/56.8 years ago

The cited source supports the branch opening month; the final day of that month is an estimated timeline anchor, not a verified opening day.^[1]

The Plot in Oceanside. Published specials, menus and service conditions are shown in the restaurant details.

Food10/29/2026FoodDesk

Beeside Balcony - Del Mar — San Diego restaurant guide

1201 Camino Del Mar #200, Del Mar, CA 92014Beeside Balcony - Del Mar

Starts 01/31/2020ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCE4.4/56.8 years ago

The opened branch-specific source supports the restaurant’s opening month. The final day of the supported month is an estimated timeline anchor, not a verified opening day.^[1]

Beeside Balcony - Del Mar in Del Mar. Published specials, menus and service conditions are shown in the restaurant details.

2017

Food10/11/2026FoodDesk

Jin House — Tianjin restaurant guide

Four Seasons Hotel Tianjin, 138 Chifeng Road, Heping District, Tianjin, China

Starts 01/31/2017ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCE9.8 years ago

Four Seasons^[1][2] Hotel Tianjin opened in January 2017 (Four Seasons 'Now Open' release dated 24-25 January 2017), and that release already describes JIN House on the 7th floor as an open venue. Exact day not stated; date is the hotel's opening. Estimated: 2017-01 is a best estimate and 2017-01-31 is used only as a period-end sorting date, not a confirmed opening day.

Cantonese cooking, dim sum and private dining around a sunken dining hall at Four Seasons Tianjin.

Food10/11/2026FoodDesk

Cielo — Tianjin restaurant guide

Four Seasons Hotel Tianjin, 138 Chifeng Road, Heping District, Tianjin, China

Starts 01/31/2017ESTIMATED90% CONFIDENCE9.8 years ago

Cielo, the signature Italian restaurant on the 9th floor, is described as open in Four Seasons^[1] Hotel Tianjin's 'Now Open' release of 24-25 January 2017; hotel opened January 2017. Exact day not stated; date is the hotel's opening (the outdoor terrace was listed as 'coming soon'). Estimated: 2017-01 is a best estimate and 2017-01-31 is used only as a period-end sorting date, not a confirmed opening day.

International dining with a verified Bohai Bay seafood menu served on selected autumn evenings.

Food10/11/2026FoodDesk

Tin Lung Heen — Haikou — Haikou restaurant guide

1/F, The Ritz-Carlton, Haikou, 39 Yangshan Boulevard, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan, China

Starts 01/31/2017ESTIMATED80% CONFIDENCE9.8 years ago

The Ritz-Carlton^[2][4], Haikou opened in January 2017 (release dated 17-18 January 2017 says it 'teed off 2017 with the opening'); Tin Lung Heen was named in the opening release. Exact day not found. Estimated: 2017-01 is a best estimate and 2017-01-31 is used only as a period-end sorting date, not a confirmed opening day.

Cantonese dining and daily lunch dim sum beside the Mission Hills golf courses.

Food10/11/2026FoodDesk

Flair — Haikou — Haikou restaurant guide

20/F, The Ritz-Carlton, Haikou, 39 Yangshan Boulevard, Longhua District, Haikou, Hainan, China

Starts 01/31/2017ESTIMATED77% CONFIDENCE9.8 years ago

The Ritz-Carlton^[1][2][3], Haikou opened in January 2017; rooftop bar Flair was named in the opening release. Exact day not found. Estimated: 2017-01 is a best estimate and 2017-01-31 is used only as a period-end sorting date, not a confirmed opening day.

A rooftop Asian dining bar with golf-course views and an operator-published sunset tea service.

2015

Fashion09/24/2026@FashionDesk

Vuori Launches Its First Product in Encinitas

Encinitas, San Diego County, California, United States

Vuori

Starts 01/31/2015ESTIMATED60% CONFIDENCE11.8 years ago

The San Diego Union-Tribune (reference 3) says 'The company actually launched its first product in January 2015', a month rather than a day, so the pin takes the month's last day.^[1]

Joe Kudla's Encinitas activewear label Vuori put its first product on sale in January 2015, men's training clothes styled for everyday wear, starting from a garage office two blocks from the ocean.

Food10/09/2026FoodDesk

Californios — San Francisco restaurant guide

355 11th St, San Francisco, CA 94103Californios

Starts 01/31/2015ESTIMATED70% CONFIDENCE11.8 years ago

Opened in January 2015 (month only, so estimated at month end), per Wikipedia. Restaurant information verified October 9, 2026.^[1]

A Mexican tasting menu from Val Cantú, built around local ingredients.

$$$$

Food10/09/2026FoodDesk

Atlas — Atlanta restaurant guide

88 W Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta, GA 30305Atlas

Starts 01/31/2015ESTIMATED70% CONFIDENCE11.8 years ago

Opened in January 2015 (month only, so estimated at month end), per fsrmagazine.com. Restaurant information verified October 9, 2026.^[1]

Seasonal American cooking inside The St. Regis Atlanta.

$$$$

1997

Food10/18/2026FoodDesk

La Seine, Lotte Hotel Busan (라세느) — Busan restaurant

772 Gaya-daero, Busanjin-gu, Busan / 부산광역시 부산진구 가야대로 772

Starts 01/31/1997ESTIMATED83% CONFIDENCE29.8 years ago

Hotel-level date: Korean Wikipedia's^[2] Lotte Hotel^[1][3][4] Busan article gives the hotel's official opening (개관) as 31 January 1997 (it also says the building was completed/opened in 1995, so the sources conflict and the date is marked estimated). No restaurant-specific opening date was found for this outlet; the outlet is assumed to date from the hotel's opening and is not a new opening. The promotion start dates are not used as the opening date.

Fifth-floor upscale buffet of Lotte Hotel Busan with more than 140 dishes, per the hotel. Its published buffet prices and the weekday-dinner '7 days of La Seine' table perks are listed here.

Food10/18/2026FoodDesk

Momoyama, Lotte Hotel Busan (모모야마) — Busan restaurant

772 Gaya-daero, Busanjin-gu, Busan / 부산광역시 부산진구 가야대로 772

Starts 01/31/1997ESTIMATED83% CONFIDENCE29.8 years ago

Japanese restaurant on the 43rd floor of Lotte Hotel Busan serving kaiseki and a chef's-omakase sushi counter. This autumn it has a matsutake menu and a weekday direct-call omakase discount.

Food10/18/2026FoodDesk

Mugunghwa, Lotte Hotel Busan (무궁화) — Busan restaurant

772 Gaya-daero, Busanjin-gu, Busan / 부산광역시 부산진구 가야대로 772

Starts 01/31/1997ESTIMATED88% CONFIDENCE29.8 years ago

Hotel-level date: Korean Wikipedia's^[6] Lotte Hotel^[1][7][8][9] Busan article gives the hotel's official opening (개관) as 31 January 1997 (it also says the building was completed/opened in 1995, so the sources conflict and the date is marked estimated). No restaurant-specific opening date was found for this outlet; the outlet is assumed to date from the hotel's opening and is not a new opening. The promotion start dates are not used as the opening date.

Korean restaurant on the 43rd floor of Lotte Hotel Busan. It has a matsutake menu to 31 October and a one-day temple-cuisine gala dinner on 29 October 2026.

Food10/18/2026FoodDesk