HIstory of World Wide Web

United States government sets up Advanced Research Projects Agency

Feb 7, 1958

This agency was created to help further research and development processes in the field of science and technology. It was launched in response to the Soviet's launching of Sputnik.

First IMP (Interface Message Processors) connected to the first host

Sep 2, 1969

Occurred at UCLA, and is considered the birth of the internet. Although no one knew of the internet yet.

First Host to Host connection

Oct 29, 1969

Connected host to switch to connect to another host 400 miles away. Occured at UCLA. This is said to be when the internet "took its first breath".

First E-mail travels between two computers

Jun 1, 1971

The two computers were one meter apart. People preferred to communicate this way other than conversing in person.

Community Memory established

Jul 28, 1973

First computerized bulletin board system. Established in Berkley, California. People could put messages in the computer and then later look through the memory for specific notices.

Tim Berners-Lee creates ENQUIRE

Dec 1, 1980

ENQUIRE is a software project that uses a simple hypertext program that paved the way for the world wide web goung forward.

First website launches at CERN

Aug 6, 1991

CERN was one of the world's largest physics labs. Located in Geneva. This is considered the birth of the World Wide Web.

Yahoo Geocities Launches

Jul 1, 1994

Anyone could create a website. Active in the United States until 2009. Users selected a "city" to put their content, based on what the content was about. (computers, entertainment, etc.)

Facebook launches

Feb 4, 2004

Founded by a group of Harvard students including Mark Zuckerberg. Allows users to add friends, like pages, and communicate with people across the world.

Twitter launches

Mar 21, 2006

Founded in San Francisco by Evan Williams and associates. Popular microblogging site in which users post "tweets" of 140 characters. Today there are approx. 307 million monthly users