On this day in history (January 20, 2001) [View all]

Two dumb twenty-somethings with a chip on their shoulder and a large white banner with DEMOCRATICUNDERGROUND.COM written on it in black paint went down to Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington DC and joined the protests against George W. Bush's inauguration. After managing to get their banner directly in front of the MSNBC cameras for about five minutes, the pair returned to their small office, turned on their computers, and found tons of people -- including many conservative trolls -- going nuts on the message board which they had added to their site at the last minute on a whim.

And that's how it all started. Happy Birthday DU! 23 years young today.