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Tech Over Time

  • First Email is Sent

    Ray Tomlinson sends the first email between two computers.
  • Creation of Email

    Creation of Email
    Ray Tomlinson invents email at ARPANET.
  • Queen Elizabeth Sends an Email

    Queen Elizabeth Sends an Email
    Queen Elizabeth The Second becomes the first head of state to send an email.
  • First Spam

    The first spam message was sent.
  • Creation of Eudora

    Steve Dorner created Eudora (an email application), which made email more visually open and began to gain popularity among users.
  • Bill Clinton Using Email

    Bill Clinton Using Email
    Bill Clinton was the first president with an email address that made it easier to communicate with presidents.
  • Hotmail

    Hotmail was launched as the first web-based email service.
  • Gaining Popularity

    Gaining Popularity
    Around 10 million worldwide users have free webmail accounts.
  • Microsoft Making Moves

    Microsoft Making Moves
    Microsoft buys Hotmail.
  • Email Anniversary

    Email celebrated its 30th anniversary with virtually every business signed on.
  • Google Taking Over

    Google Taking Over
    Google buys all other email providers and continues to grow.