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Correction log · 1

COR-00012026-09-04 · /timeline
Original
Project brief listed "December 24, 1945 — reported inception date" as an initial candidate.
Corrected
The timeline now presents December 21 (articles dated), December 23 (reported launch) and December 26, 1945 (organized as a Maryland corporation) from the 2005 registration statement, and records December 24, 1945 as the current successor website's stated inception date.
Reason
Reconciliation of the brief's candidate date against contemporaneous primary sources during the research phase, prior to publication.
Evidence
Claims C-001, C-002, C-003, C-004.