Category Archives: Knowledge compilations

This Day In Information: The Encyclopedia of Life

Posted on February 26, 2011 by GilPress

Today in 2008, the Encyclopedia of Life was launched.

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This Day In Information (Extra!): OED, 1st Volume

Posted on February 1, 2011 by GilPress

Today in 1884, the first part (or “fascicle“) of the Oxford English Dictionary was published, a 352-page volume, defining words from A to Ant. The full title of the dictionary when it was first released was A New English Dictionary … Continue reading →

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This Day In Information: Birth of Wikipedia

Posted on January 15, 2011 by GilPress

Today in 2001, Wikipedia was launched. Since its creation, Wikipedia has grown rapidly into one of the largest reference websites, attracting nearly 78 million visitors monthly as of January 2010 about 80 million unique monthly visitors as of December 2010. … Continue reading →

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This Day in Information: Birth of Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Internet

Posted on December 6, 2010 by GilPress

Today in 1768, the first weekly installment of the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica was published in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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