INTS 1010 Timeline

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    Samarkand Becomes Important Trade Center on Silk Road

    Samarkand Becomes Important Trade Center on Silk Road
    While the Silk Road overall was important economically in the infancy stages of globalization, Samarkand in particular became an important trade center of the silk road.It connected New Delhi, Damascus, the Aral Sea, and the Persian Gulf.

  • The Invention of Morse Code & the Telegraph

    The Invention of Morse Code & the Telegraph
    The invention of Morse code and the electric telegraph chaged the way countries communicated with each other in the 19th century. Morse code, developed by Samuel Morse in the 1830s and 40s and sent his first telegraph in 1844 nationally, and by 1866, an international line had been set up from the US to Europe. Morse code and the telegraph laid the groundwork for the communication by world leaders (often used politically) seen globally today.

  • First Web Page Created

    First Web Page Created
    Tim Berners-Lee created the first web page to explain to web newcomers what the internet could do. It was physically created in the Swiss Alps but could be accessed from anywhere.

  • First SMS Sent

    First SMS Sent
    While text message functionality began in 1982, the firsts SMS was not actually sent until 1992. The message was: "Merry Christmas"

  • Netscape Founded

    Netscape Founded
    Netscape was the first company to attempt to capitalize on the world wide web. It allowed people to access the internet from anywhere in the world.

  • World Trade Organization Founded & Tariffs

    World Trade Organization Founded & Tariffs
    World Trade Organization (WTO) is founded which likely resulted in the quadrupling of global trade over the past 20 years. The WTP members applied a 15% reduction in tariffs, thus encouraging countries to join its ranks.