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Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) is created
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Computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time
The first hosts on what would one day become the Internet -
an Arpanet network was established
Network between Harvard, MIT, and BBN (the company that created the "interface message processor" computers used to connect to the network) in 1970 was created -
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 (which later on became the domain name) -
The beginning of TCP/IP
A proposal was published to link Arpa-like networks together in a so called "inter-network" which would have no central control and would work around a transmission control protocol (which eventually became TCP/IP) -
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. -
Spam is born
The first unsolicited commercial email message (later know as spam), was sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk -
MUD-The earliest form of multiplayer games was debuted
The precursor to Word of Warcraft and Second Life was developed in 1979, and was called MUD(short for Multi User Dungeon). MUDs were entirely text-based virtual world, combining elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat. -
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. -
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 compered to its numerical IP address automatically. -
World Wide Web protocols finished
The code for the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee, based on his proposal form the year before, along with the standards for HTML, HTTP, and URLs. -
First web page was 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. -
The first secure retail transaction over the Web
NetMarket or Internet Shopping Network was considered the first online purchases, which caused Amazon to launch its shopping site the following year. Source -
Internet Explorer was released
Internet Explorer was Microsoft's first search engine, which led Microsoft into the "browser wars" against Netscape. Source -
The first Google search
The first Google search ever made was by John Hennessy, who searched the president of Stanford and a director of Google, Gerhard Casper. Source -
Steam was released to the public
Steam, when it was released to the public, was used to beta test Counter-Strike 1.6, though it was mainly used for streamlining a patch process that was used in online computer games. Source -
The first YouTube video was published
The first ever video on YouTube was published by the co creator of the website, Jawed Karim. The video title is called "Me at the zoo" andit shows Jawed at a zoo. [Me at the zoo](www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNQXAC9IVRw)
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The first iPhone was released
Though it was not the first mobile phone made by Apple, it was the most innovative. The first iPhone sold around 1.4 million units in 2007. In 2015 alone, over 231 million units were sold. Source -
Instagram is created
Created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, Instagram was created for sharing photos, videos, and messages between users. Source -
The Bacon Pancakes New York Edition original video was published
Though the original video was taken down due to copyright, the owner later republished the video in December, that same year. Original Video
Republished Version
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Google Classroom was created
Google Classroom was first used as a feature on Google Apps for Education. It became a way for teacher to easily give students assignments, read docs, or to share websites. Source -
Google announces their new phones "Pixel" and "Pixel XL"
The Pixel and Pixel XL are Google's first phones. They will have to go up against Apple's new iPhone 7 and Samsung's Galaxy S7. Source
