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Feb 6, 600
persian postal service
in the year 660 B.C the persian dynasty started the world first known postal service as a way to reach all their people in their vast empire. -
Feb 6, 1440
the printing press was invented
invented by Johannes Gutenberg and paved the way for printed papers and documents around the world -
Telegraph
The telegraph was invented in 1794 by Claude Chappe. It wasn't electronic yet but the basis for the system was invented using a flag and number system -
The Telephone was invented
Alexander Graham Bell said the first word ever over a telephone line. "Mr. Watson - come here - I want to see you" this revolutionized the way that humans talked and interacted with each other. -
television was invented
John Logie Baird invented the first working television system in Hastings, England. it was another 2 years before the television was advertised and another 4 before the first ones were available to the masses -
The idea of the internet was born
the internet was concieved by J.C.R Licklider in a memo discussing his concept of an 'intergalactic computer network' -
ARPANET was created and tested
ARPANET was created by the government agency DARPA and was tested. The first word sent across the internet was 'lo' it was supposed to be the word 'login' but the system crashed when the technician typed the 'g' -
first text message ever was sent
The words 'Merry Christmas' was sent to a vodaphone engineer from a computer over the Vodaphone network -
Napster was founded
Napster was founded by Sean Parker and John and Shawn Fanning. this was one of the first examples of filesharing on the internet. -
Facebook created
facebook was created by Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow roomates in their college dormroom.
