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First Video Game
Tennis for Two was created by William Higinbotham. The game was created at the Brookhaven National Laboratory on an oscilloscope screen. The game could be played by two people with two controllers.
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Birth of the Internet
January 1st, 1983 is considered the birthday of the internet. Transfer Control Protocol/Internetwork Protocol (TCP/IP) allows computers to communicate with each other. -
APRANET
The Advanced Research Project Agency Network was the first operational computer network created on August 30th, 1969.
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The First Livestream
The band Severe Tire Damage performed and broadcasted their set on Mbone, which allowed people as far as Australia to view both video and audio live. -
FutureSplash Animator
In May 1996, FutureWave Software launched FutureSplash Animator, which allowed animations to be played. -
Google is Founded
September 4th, 1998 Google, a new search engine, is created.
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The Facebook
The Facebook was launched as a social media for Harvard students.
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Adobe Flash
November 2005, Adobe pouches Macromedia Flash renaming the application Adobe Flash -
Twitter
Twitter was launched. -
The Social Network
The Social Network premiered on October 1, 2010. The movie followed Mark Zuckerberg and the creation of Facebook.
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Global Surveillance Whistleblower
June 5th, 2013, Documents published in The Guardian from Edward Snowden revealed a government-run surveillance program that was monitoring average American citizens.
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#TheStory
Aziah “Zola” Wells posts a 148-tweet long thread telling #TheStory of a Flordia Weekend gone bad.
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Most Liked Picture
The most-liked picture on Instagram became a photo of an egg, @world_record_egg posts a picture of an egg with the intention of overtaking Kylie Jenner with the most-liked Instagram photo
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Zola Film
Zola premiered at Sundance on January 24th, 2020, based on the Zola Tweet thread. This is one of the only movies based on tweets. -
Flash Discontinuation
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Elon Musk Purchases Twitter
Elon Musk Purched Twitter on April 14th, 2022
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Largest Livestream
The Cricket World Cup match on October 14th, 2023 had the most concurrent viewers with 35 million people watching on Disney + Hotstar. -
Social Security Data Break
On September 13th, 2024, Express Services, Inc. filed a notice of a data breach with the Attorney General of Texas. Over 2.9 billion data records were stolen. Data including, names, emails, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and mailing addresses.
[Timetoast]https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2024/08/17/social-security-hack-national-public-data-confirms/74843810007/
