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Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA)
Found a way that computers can talk to each other in case of nuclear attack. source -
Computers at Stanford and UCLA Connected for the first time
The first hosts on what would one day become the Internet source -
An Arpanet Network was Established
Network betwwen Harvard, MIT and BBN 9the company that created the "interface message processor" computers used to connect to the network) in 1970 was created source -
Email was First Developed
Developed by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name (domain name). Source -
The Beginning of TCP/IP
A proposal was published to link Arp-like networks together into a so-called "inter-network", which would have no central control and would work around a transmission control protocol. Source -
When the Company Apple Began
Company that makes computers, phones, tablets, and earbuds. Owns the current most popular phone, the iphone. source -
The First Personal Computer Modem is Invented
The Modem was invented by Dennis Hayes and dale Heatherington, and was introduced and initially sold to computer hobbyists. Source -
Spam is Born
The first unsolicited commercial email message, was sent out out to 600 California Arpanet user by Gary Thuerk. Source -
MUD - The Earliest Form of Multiplayer Games was Debuted
The precursor to World of Warcraft and Second Life was developed in 1979, and was called MUD (MultiUser Dungeon). MUDs were entirely text-based virtual Worlds, combining elements of role playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat. Source -
The First Emoticon :-)
The first emoticon was used, while many people credit Kevin MacKenzie with the invention of the emoticon in 1979, it was Scott Fahlman in 1982 who proposed using :-) after a joke, rather than the original -) proposed by MacKenzie. Source -
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The Domain Name System was Created
The first Domain Name Servers (DNS) was created. The domain name system was important in that it made addresses on the internet more human-friendly compared to its numerical IP adress counterparts. DNS servers allowed Internet users to type in an easy-to-remember domain name and then converted it to the IP address automatically. source -
World Wide Web Protocols Finished
The code for the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee, Based on his proposal from the year before, along with the standards for HTML, HTTP, and URLs. source -
First Web Page Created 1991
Brought some major innovations to the world of the internet. The first web page was created and, much like the first email explained what email was, its purpose was to explain what the World Wide Web was. source -
The Creation of The Way Back Machine
This is a site where you can go to a site then view it as if it were years ago and see what it looked like. source -
Creation of Google Earth
You can go around the Earth and look at places that you wanna see or go. source -
Creation of Steam
A gaming application that works like and Xbox or PS4 but is on the computer. source -
Creation of Youtube
First was a dating then turned into a video sight where you can upload videos that you make. Source -
Creation of Twitter
One of the biggest social media sites. you can tweet out videos, pictures, and text. source -
Creation of Instagram
One of the biggest social media sites that u can make videos, and pictures. source -
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Creation of Snapchat
Social media site. You can post pictures to your story and to your friends. source
