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Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) is created
Found a way that computers can talk to each other in case of nuclear attack -
The Mouse
When the mouse was created using the computer became much easier with more movement and easier way to access things. source -
Computers at Stanford and UCLA Connected for The First Time
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An Arpanet Network was Established
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. -
Email was First Developed
Developed by Ray Tomilson, 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) -
The Beginning of TCP/IP
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). -
First Personal Computer
With personal computers being created many business would buy many of them for their workers and this lead into the popularity of microcomputers. source -
Apple Computers Was Founded
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak creating apple is one of the most important events in internet history. Apple is one of the most well known businesses ever. source -
The First Personal Computer Modem is Invented
The modem was invented by Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington, and was introduced and initially sold to computer hobbyists. -
Spam is Born
The first unsolicited commercial email message(later known as spam), was sent out to 600 California Arpanet users by Gary Thuerk. -
The Earliest Form of Multiplayer Games Was Debuted
The precursor to World of Warcraft and Second Life was developed in 1979, and was called MUD (short for Multi User Dungeon). MUDs were entirely text-based virtual worlds, combining elements of role-playing games, interactive, fiction, and online chat. -
The First Emoticon :-)
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 the original -) proposed by Mackenzie. -
The Domain Name System was Created
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 compare to its numerical IP address counterparts. DNS servers allowed internet users to type in a easy-to-remember domain name and then converted it to the IP address automatically. -
World Wide Web Protocols Finished
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. -
First Web Page Created 1991
Brought some major innovations to the world of the internet. 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. -
Yahoo
Yahoo was one of the very important early pioneers of the internet. It has many uses such as being a search engine and even having its own email. source -
Ebay
This online shopping website was founded in 1995 and has been very successful and has been a go to website for a long time and continues to be successful. -
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Facebook
A social media account that was the most used since LinkedIn and surpassed it in users source -
Youtube
YouTube is the biggest video surfacing platform in the world, it is know world wide and has millions of accounts. source -
Twitter
Twitter Is one of the biggest social media websites right now and is and is very important in the social media world. source -
Instagram
Instagram is a social media app where you can post photos and videos privately or publicly. Facebook ended up buying the app and it has grown a lot since. source
