Events
The Soviet Union launched Sputnik IThe United States government creates ARPARay Tomlinson invents electronic mail,
also known as emailTransmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
becomes the most common way to make computers
communicate with each other over the InternetThe word "Internet" is used for the first timeThe World Wide Web is founded by Tim Berners-LeeAOL launches their Instant Messengerwww.whitehouse.gov is launchedGoogle opens its first officeAmazon.com is foundedYoutube is createdNetflix is createdMyspace.com is launchedMatch.com becomes the first online dating siteMicrosoft releases Windows 95 and the first version of Internet ExplorerNokia releases the Nokia 9000 Communicator, the first
cell phone with the ability to connect to the internetApple launches the iTunes Music StoreSkype is launchedTwitter is launchedEstonia becomes the world’s first country to use
internet voting in a parliamentary electionApple launches its App StoreThere are more than 92 million websites online
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