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Events on Monday 15 January 2001 1
2001Wikipedia launchedA free online encyclopedia anyone could editJimmy Wales and Larry Sanger launched Wikipedia on 15 January 2001 as an offshoot of the earlier Nupedia project. It grew rapidly through open collaboration, reaching tens of thousands of articles within its first year. It went on to become one of the most visited websites in the world.