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20,000 BCE
Rock Carvings & Cave Paintings
The first painted cave acknowledged as being Paleolithic, from the Stone Age was in Altamira in northern Spain -
3450 BCE
Writing Developed
Writing was developed first in Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) where cuneiform was used. -
3000 BCE
First Form of Pen and Paper
As early as 3000BC, the Egyptians used reed brushes or pens to produce hieroglyphic and hieratic writings on papyrus scrolls. -
500
Quill Pen Invented
Replacing the reed pen, the quill pen was invented in Seville, Spain -
1450
Commercial Print Press
Goldsmith and inventor Johannes Gutenberg has the Gutenberg press perfected by 1450, -
First Newspaper
Johann Carolus published the first newspaper called in Germany in 1605. -
Mail / Postal Service Developed
The U.S. postal system was established by the Second Continental Congress. -
Commercial Typewriter
Christopher Latham Sholes invented the first practical typewriter in September 1867, being issued until June 1868 -
Computers
The first computer that resembled the modern machines we see today was invented by Charles Babbage. -
Telephone Invented
Alexander Graham Bell was awarded the first U.S. patent for the invention of the telephone in 1876 -
Radio Developed
Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi developed the first version of the telephone when he sent a wireless Morse Code message to a source more than a kilometer away. -
Film Invented
The first to present projected moving pictures to a paying audience were the Lumière brothers in December 1895 in Paris, France. -
Mass Media Creation
Mass Media was created in the 1920s with the advent of nationwide radio networks, mass-circulation newspapers and magazines. -
Mobile Phone Invented
The first handheld cellular mobile phone was demonstrated by John F. Mitchell and Martin Cooper of Motorola in 1973 -
Internet Developed
Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989 and developing in 1990 both the first web server. -
Smart Phone Developed
The first smartphone, created by IBM, was invented in 1992 and released for purchase in 1994. -
Social Media Launch
The first recognizable social media site, Six Degrees, was created in 1997. It enabled users to upload a profile and make friends with other users. -
Instagram becomes Popular
Instagram was brought to Android, following 50 million users on the platform. -
Discord Launches
Discord launched on May 13, 2015.