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World Wide Web Released to the Public
Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web. His invention revolutionized the internet and kickstarted the information age. -
GPS Becomes Fully Operational
The U.S. Department of Defense developed GPS. GPS finally became fully operational in 1995 when the last of 24 satellites entered orbit. The first phone with built in GPS came out in 1999. -
Java is Created
Java was developed by James Gosling. The Java programming language was developed to help programmers and software engineers work more efficiently. Java is still a popular programming language to this day. -
PlayStation Released in North America
Ken Kutaragi is responsible for the development of the PlayStation. The PlayStation quickly became a popular household name in console gaming. It's creation started a dynasty of console gaming that lasts to this day. -
Netflix is luanched
Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph developed and launched Netflix in the Dial-Up internet era. The service would mail a movie to your residence after waiting in a queue online. Netflix wouldn't offer online streaming until 2007.
