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3500 BCE
Kish Tablet
First stone tablet with inscriptions was discovered in an acient Sumerian city, Kish. -
3500 BCE
Cuneiform and Hieroglyphic Writing
The Sumerians develop cuneiform writing and the Egyptians develop hieroglyphic writing. -
776 BCE
Flying Homing Pegions
Messenger pigeons were used around 1150 in Baghdad and also later by Genghis Khan. -
550 BCE
Postal Service
The first one to take credible claim for developing a postal service was ancient Persia. -
530 BCE
Library
The Greeks established the first library. -
16 BCE
Alphabet
The Phoenicians develop an alphabet. -
105
Paper and Parer Making
Chinese were the first to invent paper and paper making because of Cai Lun submitting a proposal to use something cheaper. -
Jan 1, 1436
Newspaper and the Gettysburg Printing Press
Johann Carolus printed the world’s first newspaper after Gutenberg’s printing press was developed. (1436-1450) -
Telegraph
Joseph Henry proposes and builds an electric telegraph. -
Morse Code
Samuel Morse develops the Morse Code. -
Email
Ray Tomlinson is credited with inventing email. -
Mobile Telephone
Martin Cooper made the first mobile telephone. -
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word software is launched. -
SMS
Neil Papworth sent the first SMS. (text message) -
IBM Simon
Made the first touch screen (smart) phone. -
Internet Radio Broadcast
Internet radio broadcasting is born. -
MySpace
MySpace is launched. -
Facebook
Facebook is launched. -
YouTube
YouTube is launched. -
Twitter
Twitter was launched. -
Twitter
Twitter is launched. -
Instagram
Instagram is launched. -
Facebook Messenger
Facebook Messenger is launched. -
Snapchat
Snapchat is launched. -
Skype
Skype is launched.
