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US Department of Defense forms ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) to develop military science and technology.
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Benefits of computer sharing were initially realized in reasearch and developement of military fields.
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MIT connects computers from Massachusetts and California. ARPA is one of the sponsors.
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Larry Roberts of MIT introduces first ARPA plan that brings packet switching technology to the forefront.
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First node sent from UCLA to Standford Research Institute.
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Queen Elizabeth sends out her first email.
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USENET, the genesis of all networking discussion groups, is developed.
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IT protocols are developed, known as TCP/IP. Leads to first definition of "internet" being a connection of networks.
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First large- sale Internet worm threatens all nerds!
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Tim Berners- Lee creates the World Wide Web!
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Internet Growth Staggering 341,634%
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