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Sputnik
First satalite is launched into space by the USSR -
ARPA
The US DOD creates the ARPA in order to apply science to the military -
Modem
Modem, converter of didgital and electronic signals, is created by Bell Labs -
ARPANET
Communication is now possible through ARPANET between Standford and UCLA -
Packet-switching
The first packet switching papers were introduced -
Merit Network
The new Merit network is founded -
E-Mail
E-mail is invented by Ray Tomlinson -
NPC
NPC was being used to transfer data, but the next year, what is known today as TCP/IP was developed -
"Internet"
Term internet was first used by Vint Cerf (picture) and Bob Kahn -
Ethernet
The standard Ethernet starts being used -
.com
The first .com webpage is registered -
UUNET
The UUNET is founded and utalized -
WWW
The World Wide Web is created and in use -
Search Engines
(Full Text) Web search engines are up and running -
vBNS+
vBNS+ is capable of allowing broader access -
Internet worm
A virus called Novarg spreaded through the internet and email was "infected" -
Youtube
The video player website, known mostly for music, Youtube, is officially on the internet -
Bing
The internet search engine Bing is created
