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ARPANET
The ARPANET was born when BBN delivered the first Interface Message Processor (IMP) to Leonard Kleinrock's Network Measurements Center at UCLA. -
The Web
British scientist Tim Berners-Lee submits a proposal to his bosses at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, making the case for a “‘web’ of notes with links between them” to help researchers access and share data more easily. -
The First Website
The world’s first website, a text-only effort describing the World Wide Web or “W3” browser, goes live on the world’s first server. It was run on Tim Berners-Lee’s NeXT computer at CERN. -
Internet
The first public Internet server comes online and the public can for the first time access the World Wide Web. -
Internet Explorer
Windows releases its first browser, Internet Explorer 1.0, setting the stage for the so-called “Browser Wars.” -
Google
Entrepreneurs Larry Page and Sergey Brin register the domain Google.com, with the aim to “to organize a seemingly infinite amount of information on the web.” -
Wikipedia
Jimmy Wales launches Wikipedia. Users write over 20,000 encyclopedia entries in the first year. -
Facebook
Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launches thefacebook.com. 1,200 Harvard students sign up within the first 24 hours. -
Youtube
YouTube is founded on Valentine’s Day. Google acquires the company a year later. -
25 years and counting...
The Internet celebrates its 25-year public anniversary and reminisce on its history, while also looking ahead for where it's going next.
