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The US founded the DARPA in February of 1958 to secure their leading technology. It accelerated knowledge transfer and avoid the doubling up of already existing research.
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The first network experiment was directed by Larry Roberts at MIT Lincoln Lab. Two computers talked to each other using packet-switching technology.
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The ARPA project begins with Larry Roberts as chief scientist.
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The ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) goes online, it connects four major universities. It was designed for resaearch, education, and government organizations
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Electronic mail is introduced by Ray Tomlinson
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Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) is designed and allows for communication over the computers
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Queen Elizabeth sends her first email on the internet. She's the first state leader to do so.
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The word "Internet" is used for the first time in history.
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Domain Name System (DNS) is established, along with network addresses that are identified by extensions such as: .com, .org, and .edu.
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According to stats, a number of 25 million PCs were sold in US.
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The Internet Worm, a computer virus, temporarily shuts down about 10% of the world's Internet servers.
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The World (world.std.com) debuts as the first provider of dial-up Internet access.
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Windows 95 is released.
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Google opens their first office in California.
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Napster is created by Shawn Fanning, it is a computer application that allows users to exchange music over the Internet.
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YouTube is launched onto the Internet
