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On This Day – 15 January

Posted on: Mon 15 Jan 2018

On this day in 2001, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger launched Wikipedia, the free wiki encyclopedia site. The site’s current monthly readership is 495,000,000.

Also on this day in 1975, Disney World opened its first roller coaster, Space Mountain.

On this day in 1961, The Supremes scored their record deal with Motown Records.

Breakfast producer, Zoe Kounadis, joins Tom Mann to discuss the events.

Produced by Zoe Kounadis

Image Sourced: Wikimedia Commons

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