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First message sent over ARPANET
BBN installed the first IMP which connected the first host computer to the internet, basically creating the birth of the internet at UCLA. The first message delivered over the internet was "lo", then the system crashed. Photo credit: https://www.lk.cs.ucla.edu/internet_first_words.html -
First E-mail Sent
Larry Roberts writes the first e-mail program Photo credit: https://clipartix.com/email-clipart/ -
First Web Browser Launched
The first web browser, Mosaic, launched in 1993. This would eventually lead to the creation of browsers like Aol and CompuServe. Photo credit: https://www.wired.com/2010/04/0422mosaic-web-browser/ -
The First Large-Scale ISP's Offer Internet to the Masses
Around 1995, AOL and CompuServe began offering internet to the masses as large-scale ISPs. Photo credit: https://imgbin.com/png/jhEgRbQL/aol-mail-webmail-email-aim-png -
ICANN Established
ICANN, or the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, was established. It's a nonprofit organization whose primary purpose is concerned with the coordination of maintenance and procedures related to name and number spaces on the internet. Photo credit: https://medium.com/@justin.t/when-to-become-an-icann-accredited-registrar-a55e5ed9e7a