Two of the best parts of the Internet celebrate their 24th birthday today, the online multilingual encyclopedia Wikipedia maintained by thousands of volunteers and Creative Commons, the nonprofit organization offering online legal tools to the public for sharing and reusing creative works.
I am thankful for all I’ve learned from Wikipedia over the years and to the open copyright licenses from Creative Commons.
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Founded in 1701 by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and Alphonse de Tonty, Detroit is celebrating its 323rd birthday today.
While the weather still seems a bit iffy (there’s a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms), you can join the birthday celebration in the city at a couple events.
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Hundreds of people gathered throughout Detroit today to celebrate the 313th birthday of Detroit.
I was one of them, attending a music concert at Campus Martius and the Visit Detroit birthday Twitter meetup event at Firebird Tavern.
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