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Charles Babbage introduces the first mechanical computer
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LIbraries used computers
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Two computers at MIT Lincoldn Lab communicate with one ahother using packet-switching technology
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ARPAnet went online connecting to four major universities
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Email invented by Ray Tomlinson
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Transmission Control Protocol and internet Protocol introduced
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The Domain Name System (DNS) institues the hosts' names we are now familiar with such as .com .net .org ect.
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Dial-up bcomes available to consumers
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The World Wide Web was created
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Berners-Lee creates 3 technologies: HTML, URL, and HTTP
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Gopher is created which is point and click navigation
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Mosaic is created and becomes the most popular internet navigating system
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Mark andreessen propses IMG HTML tag to show images on webpages
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Microsoft creates Windows 95
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Nokia releases a phone with internet access
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Google opens its first office in California
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Myspace is launched
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Wikipedia created
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Microsoft, launches Xbox Live
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Apple introduces itunes.
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Facebook is created
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Youtube is launched
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Apple relases first iphone
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Apple reveals new ipad, pinterestm instagram created
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The Federal Trade Commission adopts laws to keep the internet free and open
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Amazon, EBay invented