internet By Philman1725 May 31, 1961 Packet-switching First paper on packet-switching (PS) theory Mar 26, 1976 Elizabeth II The queen sends out an e-mail from Royal Signals and Radar Establishment (RSRE) in Malvern. Oct 27, 1980 ARPNET Officially grinds to a halt Apr 4, 1994 Netscape Netscape is created Aug 16, 1995 Internet Explorer Is created by Microsoft.