1960
Advent of packet-switching network heralds birth of Internet
1968
US Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) furthers packet-switching development
1970
ARPA introduces network for defence and develops e-mail US universities join network
1973
First intercontinental network connection as University College of London joins network
1975
Bill Gates creates Microsoft as PC sales grow
1979
USENET is developed, pushing Internet’s rapid expansion
1985
Forerunner of America Online (AOL) is launched by Steve Case
1990
Tim Berners-Lee develops Internet computer language and address system
1991
WorldWideWeb browser and server software made available by Tim Berners-Lee
1993
Mosaic, the first properly developed web-browser, takes Internet by storm
1994
First World Wide Web Consortium conference held
1995
Amazon launched by Jeff Bezos
eBay basis set by Pierre Omidyar
Yahoo launched by David Filo and Jerry Yang
1998
Google opens its doors
ICANN, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, is born
1999
Alibaba launched by Jack Ma
2001
Wikipedia by American Jimmy Wales
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