Events on June 20 in history

Wikimedia Foundation (June 20, 2003)

The Wikimedia Foundation is founded in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. (WMF, also colloquially referred to as Wikimedia) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, registered as a foundation under US law. It owns and operates the Wikimedia projects.It was established in 2003 by Jimmy Wales as a way to fund Wikipedia and its sibling projects through non-profit means. As of 2021, it employs over 550 staff and contractors, with annual revenues in excess of US$150 million.

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17 Mar

2003 invasion of Iraq
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Robin Cook, resigns from the British Cabinet in disagreement with government plans for the 2003 invasion of Iraq.
7 Apr

Saddam Hussein
U.S. troops capture Baghdad; Saddam Hussein's regime falls two days later.
27 Aug

North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
The first six-party talks, involving South and North Korea, the United States, China, Japan and Russia, convene to find a peaceful resolution to the security concerns of the North Korean nuclear weapons program.
12 Sep

Pan Am Flight 103
The United Nations lifts sanctions against Libya after that country agreed to accept responsibility and recompense the families of victims in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.
12 Nov

2003 invasion of Iraq
Iraq War: In Nasiriyah, Iraq, at least 23 people, among them the first Italian casualties of the 2003 invasion of Iraq, are killed in a suicide bomb attack on an Italian police base.

Events on June 20 in history

Wikimedia Foundation (June 20, 2003)

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Pan Am Flight 103

2003 invasion of Iraq