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2026

Fashion09/27/2026@DropDesk
Gap x Malbon Second Collection Drops
2, Folsom Street, Rincon Hill, Financial District, San Francisco, California, 94105, United StatesGap Inc.
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Gap Inc^[1].: "The Gap × Malbon collection launches on Friday, August 21 on gap.com^[2] at 12 noon ET / 9 a.m. PT and will be available at 18 Gap stores."
Gap and golf label Malbon's second collaboration - 35 rugby polos, pleated skorts, prep knits and golf gear from $28 to $250 - went on sale on gap.com at noon ET on 21 August 2026.
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2025

Law09/24/2026@LawDesk
Appeals Court Voids Trump's Half-Billion-Dollar Civil Fraud Penalty
Appellate Division New York State Supreme Court, East 25th Street, Rose Hill, Manhattan Community Board 5, Manhattan, New York County, New York, 10010, United StatesNew York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Starts 08/21/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins89% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 89%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support 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 better1.2 years ago
The slip opinion People v Trump, 2025 NY Slip Op 04756, reads "Decided and Entered: August 21, 2025", Appellate Division, First Department.^[1]
New York's Appellate Division, First Department, threw out the roughly $464.6 million disgorgement award against Donald Trump and his company as an excessive fine, while leaving the fraud liability and business restrictions in place.
Health10/15/2026@HealthDesk
Johnson & Johnson Commits US$2 Billion Over Ten Years to FUJIFILM Manufacturing in North Carolina
Johnson & Johnson
Starts 08/21/20251.2 years ago
Source explicitly identifies 2025-08-21 as the announcement or milestone date; pin uses this date. Investment period: Ten-year manufacturing commitment announced August 2025.^[1]
Johnson & Johnson committed US$2 billion to FUJIFILM over ten years for dedicated manufacturing capacity at Holly Springs, North Carolina. The arrangement expands U.S. medicine production and was expected to create about 120 jobs.
Energy10/16/2026@EnergyDesk
Oasis Digital Properties Dahlgren West Campus: 1,200 MW, 10 Buildings, 6.8 Million Sq Ft in King George County, Virginia, Approved August 2025
Estimated: North side of James Madison Parkway, Dahlgren, King George County, Virginia 22448, United States (approximate: parkway location)Oasis Digital Properties
Starts 08/21/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins85% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 85%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support 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 better1.2 years ago
No in-service date is published. The pin is dated to Northern Virginia Magazine's 21 August 2025 report of the Board of Supervisors' unanimous approval (DCD dates the greenlight to 25 August 2025).^[1]
King George County supervisors unanimously approved Oasis Digital Properties' Dahlgren West campus in August 2025: 10 buildings and about 6.8 million sq ft on 485 acres with an expected 1,200 MW of IT capacity; no cost, in-service date or tenant has been published.

2020

Food10/12/2026FoodDesk
Lao Gan Jia Crayfish Jianghu Cuisine (Yanghe Landmark Main Branch) — Chongqing restaurant guide
洋河中路91号（近观音桥）
Starts 08/21/2020ESTIMATEDDate confidence: ESTIMATEDA target, not a fixed dateHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all ESTIMATED pins68% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 68%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins from 50% to 74% confidence6.2 years ago
Operating-by upper bound supported by a dated customer review on 2020-08-21. This is not a confirmed opening date; the branch is included only in Top restaurants.^[1]
Snacks at 洋河中路91号（近观音桥）. The branch listing names Spicy Mantis Shrimp / 香辣爬爬蝦, Qiuqiumei Soft Braised Chicken Feet / 秋秋妹耙鳳爪, Tieshanping Numbing Chicken / 鐵山坪麻麻雞. See the sample menu for published prices and source notes.
Music10/17/2026@MusicDesk
BTS — "Dynamite" (Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End #2 2021)
JapanBTS
Starts 08/21/2020CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins90% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 90%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support 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 better6.2 years ago
Release date and chart position verified against Billboard Japan^[1][2] Hot 100 Year-End.
BTS achieved the #2 music ranking of 2021 on Japan's Billboard Japan Hot 100 Year-End. Billboard Japan's 2021 Hot 100 year-end list ranks Dynamite by BTS second (LiSA's Homura is #4).
Music10/17/2026@MusicDesk
BTS (방탄소년단) — "Dynamite" (Gaon Digital Chart (year-end) #3 2021)
South KoreaBTS (방탄소년단)
Starts 08/21/2020CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins95% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 95%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 better6.2 years ago
Verified official Gaon Digital Chart (year-end) ranking.^[1]
BTS (방탄소년단) achieved the #3 music ranking of 2021 on South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart (year-end). BTS's English-language disco-pop single Dynamite, released in August 2020, was still third on the 2021 Gaon Digital Chart year-end list.
Music10/18/2026@MusicDesk
BTS — "Dynamite" (Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming (RIAS) #3 2020)
SingaporeBTS
Starts 08/21/2020CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins95% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 95%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 better6.2 years ago
Dated to the release; ranking per Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming (RIAS) (Recording Industry Association Singapore (RIAS)).^[1]
BTS achieved the #3 music ranking of 2020 on Singapore's Singapore Top 30 Digital Streaming (RIAS). Dynamite spent 6 weeks at number one on the RIAS chart in 2020, the third-most of any song that year, per Wikipedia's list of number-one songs. RIAS publishes no year-end list, so rank here follows weeks at number one.