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The Creation of Wide-Area Network (WAN)
WAN was created by the U.S. Airforce in the late 1950s in an attempt to interconnect sites in their SAGE radar defense system. -
Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA)
Dwight D. Eisenhower created the ARPA in 1958 in response to the Soviet Union the creation and launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957. -
The Modem
A modem is a device connecting the home internet to the service provider or the ISP. The modem a commonly used part of a computer was created by Dennis Hayes, in 1962. -
The Packet-Switching Concept
Paul Baran was working independently to explore the concept of packet-switching which he created during the Cold War. This helped lay the foundation of the Internet. -
The First Virus
Many think that the first ever virus was the Creeper in 1971. It was created by Bob Thomas of BBN. -
The First Worm
The first worm was the Creeper, a type of computer virus that replicates itself and spreads to other systems. It's targets were Digital Equipment Corporations (DECs). -
Apple Is Founded
Apple was founded on May 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne as a partnership. Their first project being a computer called the the Apple I. -
The Launch of IBM's Personal Computer (PC)
IBM launched the first personal computer in 1981, the IBM 5150. This PC set the industry standard for the competitors and newcomers alike. -
The Birth of Emoticons
The first emoticon was used by Scott Fahlman in 1982, who was a scientist sending a message to BBS of Carnegie Mellon University. -
The Internet
The internet was created by Berners-Lee, Vint Cerf, Bob Khan in the year 1983. For the purpose of more accessible information. -
The Introduction of the World Wide Web
The World Wide Web began development in 1989, developer Tim Berners-Lee and his colleagues while working at CERN. -
The Michelangelo Virus
The Michelangelo virus was discovered early February of 1991, the virus was designed to infect the DOS system. The virus remaining dormant each year until March 6th. -
The NCSA Mosaic Web Browser
Released initially in 1993, this would become a common-use browser during its time. This browser is regarded as the "first user-friendly browser" although it is not the first web browser it has had a lasting impact. -
The Appearance of Yahoo!
Yahoo! was founded by Jerry Yang and David Filo in 1994, and later incorporated on March 2, 1995. -
Amazon and eBay
Amazon was founded in the year 1994, a year later eBay is founded. The two are very similar, these similarities could be due to the time they both came out. -
Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer, a former browser was commonplace on most computers, especially on devices linked or connected to Microsoft. It is still an essential browser for history and has led to many developments in browser creation and user-friendly accessibility -
The Launch of AOL
Launching in May of 1997 AOL provided a way for instant messaging. Although it was shut down in December of the same year, to begin work on what we know today as Twitter (X). -
The Foundation of Google
Google, founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin the soon-to-be most used web-based search engine. -
The Launch of iTunes and Safari
Safari was introduced in January of 2003, when the Mac OS X Panther was released. The release of iTunes happened in the same year a few months later in April. -
The Announcement of the First IPhone
The iPhone was launched on January 1, 2003, at the Macworld Conference and Expo. It has since grown to be a huge success, and has many successors. -
Facebook
Launched in 2004 as a Harvard-only exercise, remaining that way for two full years until 2006 when it was released to the general public. -
The First Mobile Virus
Cabir is considered by most to be the first mobile malware. It was created in July of 2004 and has led to many more mobile viruses, following its initial appearance. -
Creation of YouTube
Created by Steve Chen, Jawed Karim, and Chad Hurley after scrapping the name " Tune In, Hook Up". YouTube was launched February 14th of 2005 and has grown to become something big, and is an important part of pop culture today. -
How Skype Was Acquired by Microsoft
In 2005 Skype was acquired by eBay, which was later sold to Microsoft in May of 2011 for 8.5 million. -
The Launch of Instagram and Pinterest
The development of Pinterest began in December of 2009, launching as a closed prototype in March 2010. Instagram would soon be launched 3 years after in 2013.