History of the internet By 2017ekwhaley Jan 1, 1960 History of the Internet ARPANET connects to stanford & UCLA Period: Jan 1, 1960 to Dec 2, 2015 History of internet Sep 2, 1969 History of the internet The first computer communicated with each other. Jun 4, 1973 History of internet ARPANET is now 75% email Dec 7, 1978 History of invented Gary Thurek invented spam Dec 7, 1983 History of internet ARPANET goes TCP/IP