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USSR Launcher Sputnik
USSR launches Sputnik into space and, with it, Global Communications. -
U.S. Government Creates ARPA
The United States government creates the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in response to Sputnik launch. -
Leonard Kleinrock Pioneers Packet-Switching
Leonard Kleinrock is the founder the packet-switching concept. -
ASCII Is Developed
The first universal standard for computers, ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Exchange) is developed by a joint industry-government committee. ASCII permits machines from different manufacturers to exchange data. -
E-Mail
Electronic mail is introduced by Ray Tomlinson, a Cambridge, Mass., computer scientist. He uses the @ to distinguish between the sender's name and network name in the email address. -
The Word Internet
The word "Internet" is used for the first time. -
The First Internet Worm
A virus called the Internet Worm temporarily shuts down about 10% of the world's Internet servers. -
Youtube
Youtube.com is launched
