user4070: I've been developing an introductory course on Bitcoin and would like to have a lecture about its history. Other than Wikipedia, does there exist a community-accepted resource elaborating on the history of Bitcoin?

user3561: I've also found that bitcointalk is one of the best sources, albeit necessary  to wade through a lot of posts. Search there for references to David Chaum, Hal Finney, Nick Szabo, and Wei Dai to understand some of the ideals and ideas that influenced Satoshi.
Here are some other relevant link to get you started:
*A Timeline History
*A very brief intro
*The original post of Satoshi on the metzdowd crypto mailing list - Try and follow the whole thread
Google the references in the original paper, will uncover good background detail.
*Who is Satoshi Nakamoto - you'll need google translate
*Bitcoin and me (Hal Finney)
*The Mystery of the Geneisis Block- very technical

user1307: The official Bitcoin Wiki has a page about the History of Bitcoin. Also, the original Bitcoin homepage has a page with a brief history of Bitcoin.
This wiki is primarily maintained by the original creators and developers of Bitcoin.
I especially like

May 21 2010 - laszlo first to buy pizza with Bitcoins agreeing upon
  paying 10,000 BTC for ~$25 worth of pizza courtesy of jercos

If you want authority, you can either visit the Bitcointalk forums and contact some of the oldest forum members. Or take a look at the official Bitcoin GitHub project were the lead developers are listed. (They are also listed on the Bitcoin homepage.)

4070: <p>I've been developing an introductory course on Bitcoin and would like to have a lecture about its history. Other than Wikipedia, does there exist a community-accepted resource elaborating on the history of Bitcoin?</p>
 3561: <p>I've also found that bitcointalk is one of the best sources, albeit necessary  to wade through a lot of posts. Search there for references to David Chaum, Hal Finney, Nick Szabo, and Wei Dai to understand some of the ideals and ideas that influenced Satoshi.</p>

<p>Here are some other relevant link to get you started:</p>

<p>*<a href="http://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/History" rel="nofollow">A Timeline History</a></p>

<p>*<a href="http://bitcoin.org/en/about" rel="nofollow">A very brief intro</a></p>

<p>*<a href="http://www.mail-archive.com/cryptography@metzdowd.com/msg09959.html" rel="nofollow">The original post of Satoshi on the metzdowd crypto mailing list</a> - Try and follow the whole thread</p>

<p>Google the references in the original paper, will uncover good background detail.</p>

<p>*<a href="http://www.bitecoin.com/online/2011/05/57.html" rel="nofollow">Who is Satoshi Nakamoto - you'll need google translate</a></p>

<p>*<a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=155054.0" rel="nofollow">Bitcoin and me (Hal Finney)</a></p>

<p>*<a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=172009.0" rel="nofollow">The Mystery of the Geneisis Block- very technical</a></p>
 1307: <p>The <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Main_Page" rel="nofollow">official Bitcoin Wiki</a> has a page about the <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/History" rel="nofollow">History of Bitcoin</a>. Also, the original <a href="http://bitcoin.org/" rel="nofollow">Bitcoin homepage</a> has a page with <a href="http://bitcoin.org/en/about" rel="nofollow">a brief history of Bitcoin</a>.</p>

<p>This wiki is primarily maintained by the original creators and developers of Bitcoin.</p>

<p>I especially like</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>May 21 2010 - laszlo first to buy pizza with Bitcoins agreeing upon
  paying 10,000 BTC for ~$25 worth of pizza courtesy of jercos</p>
</blockquote>

<p>If you want authority, you can either visit the <a href="http://bitcointalk.org" rel="nofollow">Bitcointalk</a> forums and contact <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=mlist;sort=registered;start=0" rel="nofollow">some of the oldest forum members</a>. Or take a look at the official Bitcoin GitHub project were <a href="https://github.com/bitcoin?tab=members" rel="nofollow">the lead developers</a> are listed. (They are also <a href="http://bitcoin.org/en/development" rel="nofollow">listed on the Bitcoin homepage</a>.)</p>
