History of the Internet By jeff101 Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Sep 3, 2010 History of the internet Jan 1, 1962 Internet concept created Jan 1, 1965 Packet sharing concept proven to work Oct 29, 1969 Internet is first used Jan 1, 1991 first search engine Jan 1, 1992 first internet provider Sep 3, 1993 First web browser Sep 3, 1998 Windows internet explorer