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First sign of internet
Leonard Kleinrock, MIT: "Information Flow in Large Communication Nets" By satellite. -
Online man
J.C.R. Licklider & W. Clark, MIT: "On-Line Man Computer Communication"
Galactic Network concept encompassing distributed social interactions -
Public Internet
First publication of the original ARPANET Host-Host protocol
First report on ARPANET at AFIPS: "Computer Network Development to Achieve Resource Sharing -
The @ sign is born for email
Ray Tomlinson modifies email program for ARPANET where it becomes a quick hit. The @ sign was chosen from the punctuation keys on Tomlinson's Model for its "at" meaning -
First spam message
Possibly the first commercial spam message is sent on 1 May by a marketer -
Internet phones reach the telecommute companies
Internet phones catch the attention of US telecommunication companies who ask the US Congress to ban the technology -
CDA is set in place
The controversial US Communications Decency Act (CDA) becomes law in the US in order to prohibit distribution of indecent materials over the Net. A few months later a three-judge panel imposes an injunction against its enforcement. Supreme Court unanimously rules most of it unconstitutional in 1997. -
Internet is spreading
The American Registry for Internet Numbers is established to handle administration and registration of IP numbers to the geographical areas -
Having a blog becomes hip
Internet2 now has 200 university, 60 corporate, and 40 affiliate members -
Pakistan interupts youtube
YouTube becomes unreacheable for a couple of hours after Pakistan Telecom starts an unauthorized announcement of YouTube's subnet prefix
