15/01/2001 · open source: The Cathedral & the Bazaar. Wikipedia, a free, user-edited online encyclopaedia, was founded in explicit imitation of the open-source programming movement, as was the open publications movement in the sciences ( see Internet: Electronic publishing) and the open genomics movement in bioinformatics.

History provides a chronological, statistical, and cultural record of the events, people, and movements that have made an impact on humankind and the world at large throughout the ages. Featured history of Europe

George Soros, (born August 12, 1930, Budapest, Hungary), Hungarian-born American financier, author, philanthropist, and activist whose success as an investor made him one of the wealthiest men in the world. He was also known as a powerful and influential supporter of …

Solid historical information begins about 50 bc when Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars brought the Romans into contact with Germanic as well as Celtic peoples. Caesar did cross the Rhine in 55 and 53 bc , but the river formed the eastern boundary of the province of Gaul , which he created, and most Germanic tribes lived beyond it.

Chile's independence from Spain declared. Although the decisive victory over the Spanish did not come until April at the Battle of Maipú, Chile formally declared independence from Spain on …

14/02/2005 · The company is headquartered in San Bruno, California. Steve Chen and Chad Hurley. Steve Chen (centre) and Chad Hurley (right) during an interview, 2007. © Joi Ito (CC BY 2.0) Shortly after the site opened on a limited (“beta”) basis in May 2005, it was attracting some 30,000 visitors per day.

In 1296 King Edward I of England deposed and imprisoned the Scottish king John de Balliol and declared himself ruler of Scotland. Sporadic resistance had already occurred when, in May 1297, Wallace and a band of some 30 men burned Lanark and killed its English sheriff.