Internet History

USSR launches Sputnik

Oct 4, 1957

1957
USSR launches Sputnik, first artificial earth satellite. In response, US forms the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA), the following year, within the Department of Defense (DoD) to establish US lead in science and technology applicable to the military. http://www.zakon.org/robert/internet/timeline/

Arpanet used with four nodes

Oct 29, 1969

http://www.packet.cc/files/arpanet-computernet.html

1983 Domain Name System Designed

Aug 1, 1983

http://www.howtogeek.com/94375/june-23-1983-first-successful-test-of-the-domain-name-system

CERN Introduces the World Wide Web

Aug 6, 1991

http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/08/06/20-years-ago-today-the-world-wide-web-opened-to-the-public/#gref

Internet Governance Forum Meets First Time

Feb 17, 2006

http://www.intgovforum.org/cms/athensmeeting