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the USSR launches Sputnik, the first artificial earth satellite
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Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web while working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory.
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ISTO splits into the Computing Systems Technology Office (CSTO) and the Software and Intelligent Systems Office
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Gore's Buenos Aires Speech
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Andreesen and Clark start NetScape.
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HotWired site launches with ads from AT&T, Sprint, MCI, Volvo, and others.
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Yahoo!, a popular Web directory, transforms into a commercial business.
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Microsoft allocates and pays $200,000 for sponsorship of the Superbowl Web site.
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Microsoft says its aggressive plans will position them as the largest Web advertiser.
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Time Inc. New Media agrees to syndicate some Pathfinder content on the Web site for the AT&T WorldNet Service.
