Internet History Events

By partiq.sandhu

  • Sputnik

    Sputnik satellite launches into space creating global communication

  • Mouse

    First mouse was created by Douglas Engelbert

  • First Person to use Internet

    Charley Kline was the first person to use the Internet and connected to Stanford Research Institute

  • ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency)

    Provides communication network with countries in event of military attack

  • First Email Program

    First email program written by Ray Tomlinson

  • Microsoft

    Microsoft is created, company that later creates one of the most popular web browsers

  • Apple Computer

    Apple computer is found by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak

  • Router

    American engineer, William Yeager, founded the first router

  • DNS

    Jon Postel, Paul Mackapetris, and Craig Partridge create DNS (Domain Name System)

  • Australia Connects to Internet

    Australia connects to NSFNET for the first time

  • WWW

    CERN releases "World Wide Web"

  • Java

    Programming language, Jave, is created

  • eBay

  • Netflix

    Movie/show viewing subscription is created

  • Google

    Most used search engine is released

  • Safari

    Apple Inc. creates web browser, Safari

  • Facebook

    Social media platform created by Mark Zuckerberg. First created for university

  • YouTube

    Video sharing and video search engine, YouTube, is created

  • Twitter

    One of the most popular social media platforms is created

  • iPhone

    Revolutionized the smart phone. Acted as a hand held computer + phone created by Apple

  • 1.67 Billion

    Approximately 1.67 billion people were using the Internet as of 2009

  • Instagram

    Popular photo sharing social media platform launches

  • Facebook 500 Million

    A study ranked Facebook as most used social media network with 500 million users

  • First Virus

    "Internet Worm" shuts down 10% of Internet services