Italian Wikipedia is the Italian-language edition of the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia. It was launched in the spring of 2001, within a few months of the first English edition, and it grew into one of the larger editions of the project, written and edited by volunteers. In October 2011 the Italian community temporarily closed access to its articles in protest against a draft law that would have forced websites to correct content on request within a short period, in a form that editors said threatened the independence of the encyclopaedia. The protest drew wide attention in Italy, and the provision was dropped. Like other editions, it is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.
Before and after
- from 30 March 2001 to 26 July 2017Premiere of The Fairly OddParents
- 4 April 2001Discovery of HD 28185 b
- 7 April 2001Launch of 2001 Mars Odyssey
- 22 April 2001Release of Shrek
- 11 May 2001Release of Italian Wikipedia
- 11 May 2001Release of Portuguese Wikipedia
- 11 May 2001Release of Japanese Wikipedia
- 11 May 2001Release of Esperanto Wikipedia
- 11 May 2001Release of Spanish Wikipedia
More in Science & technology
- 1949Discovery of berkelium
- December 1952Discovery of fermium
- 1958Discovery of nobelium
- c. 1980sInvention of laptop
- 9 November 1994Discovery of darmstadtium
- 8 December 1994Discovery of roentgenium
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 21st century.