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  2. History of Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia, a free-content online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers known as Wikipedians, began with its first edit on 15 January 2001, two days after the domain was registered. [ 2 ] It grew out of Nupedia, a more structured free encyclopedia, as a way to allow easier and faster drafting of articles and translations.

  3. 2020s in history - Wikipedia

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    Nagorno-Karabakh. [edit] Main article: 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. The 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war took place in the Nagorno-Karabakh region between the Republic of Artsakh backed by Armenia and Azerbaijan from September 2020 to November 2020. It is the latest escalation of the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.

  4. 2020s in United States history - Wikipedia

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    2020s in United States history is a narrative summary of major historical events and issues in the United States from January 1, 2020, through December 31, 2029. The first part is divided chronologically by Congressional sessions and the second part highlights major issues that span several years or even the entire decade.

  5. 2020s in science and technology - Wikipedia

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    NASA's Mars 2020 mission, which includes the Perseverance rover, was successfully launched on 30 July 2020 to study the habitability of Mars in preparation for future human missions. [11] The Chang'e 5 successfully landed on the surface of the Moon in 2020. [12] 16 September 2021, SpaceX launched Inspiration4.

  6. Wikipedia:Popular pages - Wikipedia

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    University of Milan created an engine of the complete yearly ranking of all Wikipedia articles for 2014–2021. [5] In 2013 the BBC published an article discussing most searched Wikipedia articles in 2012 in different languages. [6] Other versions of top-lists for shorter periods are regularly published and discussed by external popular media.

  7. Wikipedia @ 20 - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia @ 20 is a book of essays about Wikipedia published by the MIT Press in late 2020, marking 20 years since the creation of Wikipedia. It was edited by academic and author Joseph M. Reagle Jr. and social researcher Jackie Koerner. Contributions came from 34 other Wikipedians, Wikimedians, academics, researchers, journalists, librarians ...

  8. Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    [W 18] A 2021 article in the Columbia Journalism Review identified Wikipedia's page-protection policies as "perhaps the most important" means at its disposal to "regulate its market of ideas". [66] In certain cases, all editors are allowed to submit modifications, but review is required for some editors, depending on certain conditions.

  9. Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election ...

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    The following is a timeline of major events before, during, and after the 2020 United States presidential election, the 59th quadrennial United States presidential election, from November 2020 to January 2021. For prior events, see Timeline of the 2020 United States presidential election (2017–2019) and Timeline of the 2020 United States ...