Historical eventNovember 182011

Minecraft

The sandbox video game Minecraft exited beta with the official release of version 1.0.

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When
Friday, November 18 201115 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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Dates: From 2011.

What happened

Minecraft is a sandbox video game developed and published by the Swedish company Mojang Studios. Following its initial public alpha release as an early access title in 2009, it was formally released in November 2011 for personal computers. The game has since been ported to numerous platforms, including mobile devices and various video game consoles.

November 18 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

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  3. 2002Iraq disarmament crisis
  4. 2003Goodridge v. Department of Public Health
  5. 2003Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
  6. 2011Minecraft
  7. 2012Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria
  8. 2013NASA
  9. 20142014 Jerusalem synagogue attack
  10. 2017Cyclone Numa
  11. 2020Utah monolith

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When did Minecraft happen?

November 18 2011 — 15 years ago, on a Friday.

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