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USSR launches Sputnik into space and, with it, global communications.
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Bell Labs Invents Modem
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Ray Tomlinson Invents Email
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TCP/IP Protocol Development Begins
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First Public WAN Initiated
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Paul Mockapetris Invents Domain Name System
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First Email in Germany
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Linus Torvalds Creates Linux
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World Wide Web Opens to Public
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Jimmy Wales Launches Wikipedia