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Advanced Research Project Agency (ARPA) Is Created
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Computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time
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An Arpanet network was established
Harvard, MIT, and BBN were connected through Arpanet for the first time. Source -
First E-Mail developed.
Ray Tomilson, the man who made the decision to use the "@" symbol to differentiate a username from a computer name.Source -
TCP/IP was created
TCP/IP was created to link Arpa-like networks together so they can be called the "Inter-Network" which would have no central control and would work around a transmission protocol. -
First Personal Computer Modem
The first commercially available Personal Computer Modem was created by two people named Dennis Hayes and Dale Heatherington. Their initial idea was to sell it to hobbyists. Source -
Spam Was Created
The first unsolicited email was sent by Gary Thuerk to 600 Arpanet users in California. Source -
Earliest Multiplayer Game Was Produced
The predecessor of World of Warcraft and Second Life was made in 1979, and was designated a "MUD" (MultiUser Dungeon) and was entirely text based. Source -
First Emoticon :-)
The first Emoticon was made by Scott Fahlman in 1980 proposed using :-) after a joke instead of -). Source -
First DNS (Domain Name System)
The first DNS was made to make typing Internet Addresses easier and more human friendly. Source -
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First Web Page Created
The first web page ran on a NeXT computer at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, CERN. Source -
Amazon Is Created
One of the worlds largest internet distributors of goods is crated -
Netflix Is Created
Company founded in August of 1997 was created to bring movies from the internet to be mailed to your house. -
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Skype Is Created
Yet another website made in August allows you to talk to people from anywhere on earth over the computer Source -
Steampowered Beta Became Available
Steam, a video game application made by Valve, came online on September 12, 2003 and gave average people access to the newest hit games. Source -
Anonymous is Formed
Anonymous, a widespread hacker organization is formed with the purpose of being anti-cyber-survaillance, anti-cyber-censorship, and to be an anarchic digitized global brain. -
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Edward Snowden Leaks Classified Info
In 2013 Edward Snowden, who worked for the NSA at the time, leaked thousands of classified files to the internet and was charged for Theft of government property, unauthorized communication of national defense information, and willful communication of classified intelligence to an unauthorized person. -
Arma 3 Released
The award winning Arma series released their most successful game to date, revolutionizing the Mil sim game market.Source -
