SPOTLIGHT March 25, Answer of the Day Wiki-this, wiki-that; what is a wiki and when did the wiki-mania start? A wiki is a collaborative website that can be edited by anyone. Ward Cunningham, an Oregon native, developed the technology, naming it wiki after the word for quick in Hawaiian. Wiki was first released as WikiWikiWeb on this date in 1994. Sixteen years later, the internet community can do a lot with wikis, including sharing information in article form on Wikipedia and collaborating on Q&A with Answerss WikiAnswers. Quote I think theres a compelling nature about talking. People like to talk. In creating wiki, I wanted to stroke that story-telling nature in all of us. — Ward Cunningham Word of the day (© ) Todays History John and Yoko Ono Robert the Bruce: became king of not-yet-independent Scotland; in 1328, after many battles, Englands King Edward III finally recognized Scotlands independence and Bruce as its king (1306) Coxeys Army: the first popular protest march on Washington left Massillon, Ohio, led by Jacob Coxey; the men sought legislation to create jobs in a depression year (1894) Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire: a factory fire caused the deaths of 146 female workers; the disaster led to the creation of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, which fought for better working conditions (1911) Bed-In for Peace: John Lennon and Yoko Ono celebrated their marriage with their first weeklong stay in bed, in an Amsterdam hotel with the press onlooking (1969) European Economic Community: was established with the Treaty of Rome; it comprised W. Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands & Luxembourg (1957) Todays Birthdays Bela Bartok (1881-1945): composer and ethnomusicologist; conductor Arturo Toscanini (1867-1957) shared this birth date Flannery OConnor (1925-1964): Southern writer of short stories Jim Lovell (82): astronaut, commander of Apollo 13 Gloria Steinem (76): journalist and leading feminist; plus, womens rights activist Matilda Gage (1826-1898) Elton John (63): singer/songwriter, Candle in the Wind; singers Aretha Franklin (68), Katherine McPhee (26) and Jason Castro (23) were also born on this date Marcia Cross (48): Desperate Housewives Bree Hodge; also, actors Simone Signoret (1921-1985), Paul Michael Glaser (67), Bonnie Bedelia (62), Mary Gross (57), James McDaniel (52), Brenda Strong (50), Lisa Gay Hamilton (46), Sarah Jessica Parker (45) and Lee Pace (31) Danica Patrick (28): racecar driver; plus, athletes Tom Glavine (44) and Sheryl Swoopes (29) Home Read more: answers/topic/thursday-march-25-2010-from-today-s-highlights-archive#ixzz2wyfeO9rz
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