Sources: Wikipedia
The Arabic edition of Wikipedia is taken offline for one day in protest of the ongoing war in Gaza. 2023-12-23
A denial-of-service attack takes down Wikipedia, with users unable to access the encyclopedia in Europe and parts of the Middle East. The Wikimedia Foundation blames a "massive and very broad" distributed denial of service attack. 2019-09-6
Wikipedia concludes a large-scale operation blocking hundreds of users centered on networks of for-pay edits violating the encyclopedia's guidelines. 2015-09-1
An entry on the documentary film "Fuck" causes offence after the Wikipedia website features it prominently on its home page. 2014-03-1
A main belt asteroid discovered at Ukraine's Andrushivka Astronomical Observatory in August 2008 is named 274301 Wikipedia after the Wikipedia encyclopedia. 2013-01-31
IBM's Watson artificial intelligence program wins on the U.S. quiz show "Jeopardy!", defeating Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings, the series' most successful contestants. [https:--www.pcmag.com-article2-0,2817,2380489,00.asp?kc=PCRSS03069TX1K0001121 (PC Mag)] "Watson" used Wikipedia, among other sources, as its knowledge base. "[https:--web.archive.org-web-20121021042319-http:--www.vancouversun.com-entertainment-Watson+computer+Ottawa+roots-4290481-story.html (The Vancouver Sun)]" "[https:--www.npr.org-2011-02-11-133686004-IBM-Computer-Faces-Off-Against-Jeopardy-Champs (NPR)]" "[http:--www.ibm.com-ibm100-us-en-icons-watson- (IBM)]"2011-02-16
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia celebrates the tenth anniversary of its founding. 2011-01-15
Two Israeli groups launch a course in "Zionist editing" of the online encyclopedia project Wikipedia. 2010-08-18
The online encyclopedia Wikipedia goes offline, with users encountering navigation error messages. 2010-03-24