{
  "question": "Was today a Start menu day?",
  "url": "https://was.today/a-start-menu-day",
  "verdict": "no",
  "headline": "NO",
  "answer": "No — October 26 is the anniversary of Windows 8, which shipped without a Start menu at all.",
  "details": [
    "Windows 8 publicly released on October 26, 2012",
    "It replaced the Start menu with the Start screen, to much grumbling",
    "Start menu returned in Windows 10 (2015)"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Wikipedia: October 26",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_26"
    }
  ],
  "date": "2026-10-26",
  "place": null,
  "permalink": "https://was.today/a-start-menu-day/2026-10-26",
  "scope": "global",
  "volatile": false,
  "generatedAt": "2026-10-27T02:02:49.030Z"
}