History of Facebook By xbluexskiesx Feb 4, 2004 Facebook is lauched to Harvard University students Mar 1, 2004 Facebook opens membership to other US universities Sep 1, 2005 Facebook opens membership to US High Schools Oct 31, 2005 Facebook opens membership to UK universities Sep 13, 2006 Facebook opens membership to anyone over 13 Jul 1, 2007 Facebook reaches 30 million active users Aug 26, 2008 Facebook reaches 100 million active users Oct 2, 2008 Facebook opens its international headquarters in Dublin, Ireland Jan 31, 2009 Facebook surpasses MySpace to become the largest social network (in terms of US traffic) Jul 21, 2010 Facebook reaches 500 million active users Oct 1, 2010 The film 'The Social Network', based on Facebook's creation, is released Jan 5, 2011 A $500 million investment for 1% of the company, placing its value at $50 billion Sep 22, 2011 Facebook announces Timeline and Social App connections with Spotify, The Guardian and other companies Sep 22, 2011 Facebook reaches 800 million active users
