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Paul Otlet is the first person to imagine something similar to the internet. He imagined a connected library of phones and radios to distribute data. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Otlet
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2 computers in a laboratory at MIT sucessfully communicated with each other using packet-switching technology. http://www.computerhistory.org/internet_history/
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Ray Tomlinson introduces email to the world. The final step needed to finalize it is to create standard protocols. http://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html
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The first long distance network between the University College of London and the Royal Radar Establishment (Norway) is completed. The term Internet is born. http://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html
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The first Internet Service Provider (ISP) is born with the introduction of a commercial version of ARPANET, known as Telenet. http://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html
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The Domain Name System (DNS) establishes the familiar .edu, .gov, .com, .mil, .org, .net, and .int system for naming websites. http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/icann/pressingissues2000/briefingbook/dnshistory.html
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The World Wide Web is made availible to consumers through CERN. Also, the term "Surfing the Web" is popularized. http://home.web.cern.ch/topics/birth-web
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Netscape and Microsoft create the first web browser for Windows 95. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netscape_Navigator
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The Google search engine is born. This is one of the most impactful moments in the internet's history. http://www.google.com/about/company/history/
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Facebook went online and started the social networking craze. YouTube went online and revolutionized media sharing and consumption on the web. http://www.livescience.com/20727-internet-history.html
