A Timeline History of R

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A record of some more or less important events in the history of R.

This is a work in progress. The information is cobbled together from a range of sources. If you have pertinent items to add, please let me know via the comments.

2020:
- useR! (Boston, MA, USA)
2019:
- useR! (Toulouse, France)
2018:
- RStudio-1.1.453 (2018-05-16)
- R-3.5.0 “Joy in Playing” (2018-04-23)
- RStudio-1.1.447 (2018-04-18)
- R-3.4.4 “Someone to Lean On” (2018-03-15)
- RStudio-1.1.442 (2018-03-12)
- RStudio-1.1.423 (2018-02-07)
- RStudio-1.1.419 (2018-01-24)
- eRum (Budapest, Hungary)
- useR! (Brisbane, Australia)
- R/Finance (Chicago, IL, USA)
- satRday (Cape Town, South Africa)
- rstudio::conf (San Diego, CA, USA)
2017:
- R-3.4.3 “Kite-Eating Tree” (2017-11-30)
- RStudio-1.1.383 (2017-10-09)
- R-3.4.2 “Short Summer” (2017-09-28)
- RStudio-1.0.153 (2017-07-20)
- R-3.4.1 “Single Candle” (2017-06-30)
- R-3.4.0 “You Stupid Darkness” (2017-04-21)
- RStudio-1.0.143 (2017-04-19)
- R-3.3.3 “Another Canoe” (2017-03-06)
- useR! (Brussels, Belgium)
- satRday (Cape Town, South Africa)
- EARL (London; Boston, MA, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA)
- R/Finance (Chicago, IL, USA)
- rstudio::conf (Kissmmee, FL, USA)
- The R Journal (⁹⁄₁)
2016:
- R-3.3.2 “Sincere Pumpkin Patch” (2016-10-31)
- R-3.3.1 “Bug in Your Hair” (2016-06-21)
- R-3.3.0 “Supposedly Educational” (2016-05-03)
- R-3.2.5 “Very, Very Secure Dishes” (2016-04-14)
- R-3.2.4 “Very Secure Dishes” (2016-03-10)
- RStudio-1.0.136 (2016-12-21)
- useR! (Stanford, CA, USA)
- satRday (Budapest, Hungary)
- EARL (London; Boston, MA, USA)
- R/Finance (Chicago, IL, USA)
- The R Journal (⁸⁄₁ and ⁸⁄₂)
- A new logo for R < !--more-->
2015:
- R Consortium founded
- R-3.2.3 “Wooden Christmas-Tree” (2015-12-10)
- R-3.2.2 “Fire Safety” (2015-08-14)
- R-3.2.1 “World-Famous Astronaut” (2015-06-18)
- R-3.2.0 “Full of Ingredients” (2015-04-16)
- R-3.1.3 “Smooth Sidewalk” (2015-03-09)
- useR! (Aalborg, Denmark)
- The R Journal (⁷⁄₁ and ⁷⁄₂)
2014:
- R-3.1.2 “Pumpkin Helmet” (2014-10-31)
- R-3.1.1 “Sock it to Me” (2014-07-10)
- R-3.1.0 “Spring Dance” (2014-04-10)
- R-3.0.3 “Warm Puppy” (2014-03-06)
- useR! (Los Angeles, CA, USA)
- The R Journal (⁶⁄₁ and ⁶⁄₂)
2013:
- R-3.0.2 “Frisbee Sailing” (2013-09-25)
- R-3.0.1 “Good Sport” (2013-05-16)
- R-3.0.0 “Masked Marvel” (2013-04-03)
- R-2.15.3 “Security Blanket” (2013-03-01)
- useR! (Albacete, Spain)
- The R Journal (⁵⁄₁ and ⁵⁄₂)
2012:
- R-2.15.2 “Trick or Treat” (2012-10-26)
- R-2.15.1 “Roasted Marshmallows” (2012-06-22)
- R-2.15.0 (2012-03-30)
- R-2.14.2 (2012-02-29)
- useR! (Nashville, TN, USA)
- The R Journal (⁴⁄₁ and ⁴⁄₂)
2011:
- R-2.14.1 (2011-12-22)
- R-2.14.0 (2011-10-31)
- R-2.13.2 (2011-09-30)
- R-2.13.1 (2011-07-08)
- R-2.13.0 (2011-04-13)
- RStudio-0.92.23 (2011-02-28) – First release
- R-2.12.2 (2011-02-25)
- useR! (Coventry, UK)
- The R Journal (³⁄₁ and ³⁄₂)
2010:
- R-2.12.1 (2010-12-16)
- R-2.12.0 (2010-10-15)
- R-2.11.1 (2010-05-31)
- R-2.11.0 (2010-04-22)
- useR! (Gaithersburg, MD, USA)
- The R Journal (²⁄₁ and ²⁄₂)
2009:x
- R-2.10.1 (2009-12-14)
- R-2.10.0 (2009-10-26)
- R-2.9.2 (2009-08-24)
- R-2.9.1 (2009-06-26)
- R-2.9.0 (2009-04-17)
- The R Journal established
- useR! (Rennes, France)
- The R Journal (¹⁄₁ and ¹⁄₂)
2008:
- R-2.8.1 (2008-12-22)
- R-2.8.0 (2008-10-20)
- R-2.7.2 (2008-08-25)
- R-2.7.1 (2008-06-23)
- R-2.7.0 (2008-04-22)
- R-2.6.2 (2008-02-08)
- useR! (Dortmund, Germany)
2007:
- R-2.6.1 (2007-11-26)
- R-2.6.0 (2007-10-03)
- R-2.5.1 (2007-06-28)
- R-2.5.0 (2007-04-24)
- useR! (Ames, IA, USA)
2006:
- R-2.4.1 (2006-12-18)
- R-2.4.0 (2006-10-03)
- R-2.3.1 (2006-06-01)
- R-2.3.0 (2006-04-24)
- useR! (Vienna, Austria)
2005:
- R-2.2.1 (2005-12-20)
- R-2.2.0 (2005-10-06)
- R-2.1.1 (2005-06-20)
- R-2.1.0 (2005-04-19)
2004:
- R-2.0.1 (2004-11-15)
- R-2.0.0 (2004-10-04)
- useR! (Vienna, Austria)
2003:
- R-1.9.1 (2004-06-21)
- R-1.9.0 (2004-04-12)
- R-1.8.1 (2003-11-21)
- R-1.8.0 (2003-10-08)
- R-1.7.1 (2003-06-16)
- R-1.7.0 (2003-04-16)
- R-1.6.2 (2003-01-10)
- R Foundation founded
2002:
- R-1.6.1 (2002-11-01)
- R-1.6.0 (2002-10-01)
- R-1.5.1 (2002-06-17)
- R-1.5.0 (2002-04-29)
- R-1.4.1 (2002-01-30)
2001:
- R-1.4.0 (2001-12-19)
- R-1.3.1 (2001-08-31)
- R-1.3.0 (2001-06-22)
- R-1.2.3 (2001-04-26)
- R-1.2.2 (2001-02-26)
- R-1.2.1 (2001-01-15)
2000:
- R-1.2.0 (2000-12-15)
- R-1.1.1 (2000-08-15)
- R-1.1.0 (2000-06-15)
- R-1.0.1 (2000-04-14)
- R-1.0.0 (2000-02-29)
1999:
- Functions for installing packages from CRAN
- r-project.org domain created
1997:
- R core group formed
- The birth of CRAN
- R becomes part of the GNU Project
1996:
- r-testers mailing list started
1995:
- R released as Open-Source Software
1993:
- Started as a research project (Auckland, New Zealand)
- Initial work announced on the s-news mailing list

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