Timeline: Communication Over Time By Samantha Boisvert Freedom | Timetoast

105

(AD) T's'ai Lun invents paper

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137

Heliographs used by Greeks(AD)

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200

(BC era) Human messengers on horseback
530

(BC) Marathon Man runs 150 miles for win over Persia

Took place in Greece
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550

(BC) First postal service (Persia)

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Jan 1, 776

Pigeon Mail (BC era)

First recorded use of pigeons as mail delivery
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Jan 1, 776

(Pigeon Mail) Read Description

pigeons being used as mail carriers were a good advantage because pigeons have a very good sense of direction
Jan 1, 1650

First newspaper issue (Germany)

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published by Johann Carolus
Jan 1, 1835

Morse code was invented

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Samuel F.B Morse
Period: Jan 1, 1962 to Jan 1, 1982

Host-Based E-mail programs

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Jan 1, 1971

ARPANET

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Jan 1, 1993

First Electronic mail (E-Mail)
Nov 17, 1994

Internet was invented

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Jan 1, 1997

AIM (AOL Instant Messaging)

Created in this year in the USA
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Feb 4, 2004

Facebook invented

Mark Zuckerburg
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Nov 18, 2015

advantages of E-Mail
Email is very simple to use -They are environmentally friendly, not as many trees are cut down for paper letters -Pictures can be attached to an email