Bill Cosby: References & Edit History
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: AllMusic - Bill Cosby. | Oct 19, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 08, 2026 | ||
| Noted that he lost a civil suit in 2026. | Mar 24, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC News - Bill Cosby: Timeline of his fall from 'America's Dad' to his release from prison. | Mar 20, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Television Encyclopedia - Bill Cosby. | Dec 03, 2025 | ||
| Corrected date of his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson from 1965 to 1963. | Jun 11, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: CNN US - Bill Cosby Fast Facts. | Apr 25, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Television Academy - Bill Cosby. | Feb 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC News - Bill Cosby: The rise, fall and release of 'America's Dad'. | Dec 09, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital Commons at USU - Bill Cosby and Rape Culture (PDF). | Sep 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - Pioneers of Television - Bill Cosby. | Jun 18, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Jan 23, 2024 | ||
| Add link to the Me Too movement. | Mar 28, 2023 | ||
| Noted that he lost a civil suit involving allegations of sexual assault from an incident in 1975. | Jul 12, 2022 | ||
| Added more information about his legal issues and why his conviction was overturned. | Jul 06, 2021 | ||
| Noted that his 2018 conviction was overturned. | Jun 30, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | May 06, 2021 | ||
| Changed “black” to “Black” throughout article. | Aug 18, 2020 | ||
| Added that he had been sentenced to 3 to 10 years in prison. | Sep 25, 2018 | ||
| Noted that he was found guilty during his retrial in April 2018. | Apr 26, 2018 | ||
| Noted that his retrial began. | Apr 10, 2018 | ||
| Updated to mention his 2017 trial and hung jury. | Jun 19, 2017 | ||
| Updated article to revise the number of allegations Cosby has faced and to mention that he has been charged with felony aggravated indecent assault. | Dec 30, 2015 | ||
| Updated article to mention the increased number of accusers, the lawsuits Cosby faced, and the revelation that he admitted to obtaining sedatives in 2005. | Jul 07, 2015 | ||
| Updated article to mention the sexual-assault accusations levied against Cosby and the resulting 2014 furor over them. | Nov 20, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast.org - Bill Cosby (1937- ). | Oct 24, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Kennedy Center - Biography of Bill Cosby. | Jan 14, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Bill Cosby. | Jan 14, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Bill Cosby. | Jun 13, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania Center for the Book - Biography of Bill Cosby. | Jun 13, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Naval History and Heritage Command - Biography of William Henry "Bill" Cosby, Jr. | Jun 13, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMovie - Bill Cosby. | Jun 13, 2013 | ||
| Added photographs. | Jan 13, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Bill Cosby. | Nov 24, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Bill Cosby. | Nov 24, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of Bill Cosby. | Nov 24, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Fact Monster - People - Biography of Bill Cosby. | Nov 24, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Bill Cosby. | Nov 24, 2011 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 26, 2008 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jan 12, 2000 |
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