Drafted in 1998 by Discovery Institute staff, the Wedge Document first appeared publicly after it was posted to the World Wide Web on February 5, 1999, by Tim Rhodes, having been shared with him in late January 1999 by Matt Duss, a part-time employee of a Seattle-based international human-resources firm.
Esquematizado en 1998 polos dirixentes do Discovery Institute, o Documento da Cuña apareceu publicamente despois de ser colgado na World Wide Web o 5 de febreiro de 1999 por Tim Rhodes, e compartido por Matt Duss, un empregado dunha empresa internacional de recursos humanos establecida en Seattle.