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Found a way that computers can talk to each other in case of a nuclear attack.
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The first hosts on what would one day become the internet.
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Network between Harvard, MIT, and BBN (the company that created the "interface message processor" computers used to connect to the network) in 1970 was created.
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Developed by Ray Tomlinson, who also made the decision to use the "@" symbol to separate the user name from the computer name (which later on became the domain name)
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http://www.internethalloffame.org/internet-history/timeline
Jon Postel helps create the first Internet address registry, which later becomes Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA). -
A proposal was published to link Arpa-like networks together into a so-called "inter-network" which would have no central control and would work around a transmission control protocol (which eventually became TCP/IP).
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The modem was invented by Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington, and was introduced and initially sold to computer hobbyists.
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The first unsolicited commercial email message (later known as spam), was sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk.
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The precursor to world of Warcraft and Second Life was developed in 1979, and was called MUD (short for MultiUser Dungeon). MUDS were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combing elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat.
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The first emoticon was used while many people credit Kevin MacKenzie with the invention of the emoticon in 1979, it was Scott Fahlman in 1982 who proposed using :-) after a joke, rather than original -) proposed by MacKenzie.
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The first domain name servers (DNS) was created. The domain name system was important in that it made addresses on the internet more human-friendly compared to its numerical IP address counterparts. DNS servers allowed internet users to type in an easy-to-remember domain name and then converted it to the IP address automatically.
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[http://www.toptenreviews.com/software/articles/important-events-in-the-history-of-the-world-wide-web/](http:www.timetoast.com)
By 1987 the Web finally had 20,000 register domain hosts. -
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0193167.html
A virus called the Internet Worm temporarily shuts down about 10% of the world's Internet servers for the first time. -
The code for the World Wide Web was written by Tim Berners-Lee, based on his proposal from the year before, along with the standards for HTML, HTTP, and URLs.
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Brought some major innovations to the world wide web. The first web page was created and, much like the first email explained what email was, its purpose was to explain what the world wide web was.
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http://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/25_biggest_moments_in_internet_history_partner/
WebCrawler becomes the first search engine to enable full-text searches, allowing users to look for keywords anywhere on any webpage. -
http://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/25_biggest_moments_in_internet_history_partner/
The White House gets its first website, an “interactive citizens’ handbook” that allows users to find the latest presidential statements and browse pictures of the First Family. Bill Clinton and Al Gore are the first POTUS and VPOTUS respectively to have official email addresses: president@whitehouse.gov and vice-president@whitehouse.gov. -
http://www.salon.com/2014/03/14/25_biggest_moments_in_internet_history_partner/
Larry Page and Sergey Brin register the domain Google.com, “to organize a seemingly infinite amount of information on the web.” -
http://www.toptenreviews.com/software/articles/important-events-in-the-history-of-the-world-wide-web/
In 2001 the website that has all worldly information launches, Wikipedia. -
http://www.toptenreviews.com/software/articles/important-events-in-the-history-of-the-world-wide-web/
In 2004, TheFacebook opened to only college students but then turned to a webpage that all can use. It is one of the biggest websites on the web now. -
https://www.timetoast.com/timelines/10-major-events-in-internet-history
In 2005, the first video website was created, Youtube. It allowed you to view different kinds of videos from the web. -
http://www.toptenreviews.com/software/articles/important-events-in-the-history-of-the-world-wide-web/
In 2006, Twitter opened its doors to the public. They let people "tweet" what they think/do.
