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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics launched the first artificial earth satellite in 1957
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The Microchip was invented in 1958.
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Explorer 1 became first U.S. satellite to orbit the earth.
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First computer game was created called SpaceWar
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Floppy disk was invented
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First message was sent from UCLA to the Stanford Research Institute
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Ray Tomlinson invents an email program.
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The first commercially available popular personal computer, the Altair 8800 is introduced as a kit.
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Apple Computer founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.
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The national science foundation developed computer science.
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Computer scientists built the PhoneNet system and established Internet connections between the PhoneNet system, the ARPANET, and the first network, Telenet.
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NSFNET, a "backbone" to connect five supercomputer centers located all over the United States, allowed the establishment of regional networks around the country, making a brighter, more-connected future possible for more people.
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Microsoft takes technology from spyglass to make Windows 95
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Java (programming language) is introduced
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Linux Kernel 2.2.0 released. The number of people running Linux is estimated at over 10 million, making it not only an important operating system in the Unix world, but an increasingly important one in the PC world.
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Facebook was launched
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YouTube launches
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Twitter was created
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Web 2.0 begins
