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  Robert Taylor, the acting director of ARPA’s research division launches the ARPAnet project, which according to the Internet Hall of Fame, is the foundation for today’s Internet.
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  Symbolics Computer Corp., originally a manufacturer of single-user computers and software, becomes the very first registered domain name.
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  The World Wide Web: The World Wide Web is launched to the public on August 6, 1991