Internet History

By jmchugh
  • 1969: ARPANET Connected

    1969: ARPANET Connected

    By 5 December 1969, the first connection by computers in multiple locations was made with the connection of the first four ARPANET Nodes.
    https://blog.eero.com/arpanet-foundation-internet/
  • 1971: First Email Sent

    1971: First Email Sent

    Ray Tomlinson sends the first email across ARPANET. Buzzfeed

  • 1993: First Web Browser Released

    Mosaic is released in January 1993 and is the first widely marketed and used web browser.
  • 1995: Internet Explorer Released

    1995: Internet Explorer Released

    Microsoft releases what becomes and is still one of the most widely used web browsers, Internet Explorer. Marketplace.org

  • 1998: ICANN is Established

    ICANN is an agency that uses regulation to maintain secure and functioning use of the internet by controlling IP Addresses and other behind the scenes aspects that make the net function.