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Creation of ARPANET

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ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet, was commissioned by the U.S. Department of Defense for research use in 1969.

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Release of the iPod

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Apple released the first iPod in 2001, changing the way consumers listened to music.

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Invention of the Transistor

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The transistor, a semiconductor device used to amplify or switch electronic signals, was invented in 1947.

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Launch of the Tesla Model S

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The Tesla Model S, a fully electric luxury sedan featuring advanced software technology, was launched in 2012.

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SpaceX's First Crewed Flight

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SpaceX successfully completed its first crewed flight to the International Space Station with the Crew Dragon Demo-2 mission in 2020.

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Invention of the Microprocessor

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The microprocessor, a compact unit containing a computer's central processing logic, was developed in 1971.

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Google's Founding

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Google, the company that would become a major force in the Internet search engine market, was founded in 1998.

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Launch of Facebook

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Facebook, a social networking site that would become one of the world's largest, was launched in 2004.

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First 3D Printing of a Working Gun

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The first known instance of a working gun being 3D printed was in 2013.

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Amazon Echo Release

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The Amazon Echo, a smart speaker with the voice-controlled assistant Alexa, was released in 2015.

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Development of CRISPR Gene Editing

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CRISPR, a tool for editing genomes with high precision, was first demonstrated to work in human cells in 2013.

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First Cell Phone Call

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The first mobile telephone call was made by Martin Cooper, an engineer at Motorola, in 1973 using a handheld device.

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Introduction of the Personal Computer (PC)

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The first personal computers, which were intended for individual use, emerged in the early 1970s with devices like the Kenbak-1 and the later Apple II in 1977.

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Development of Ethernet

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Ethernet, a system for connecting computers within a local area network (LAN), was co-invented by Robert Metcalfe and David Boggs in 1973.

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Introduction of Windows 1.0

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Microsoft released its first version of Windows, a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS, in 1985.

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Introduction of the iPhone

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Apple introduced the first iPhone, redefining the smartphone industry, in 2007.

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Invention of the Apple Macintosh

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The Apple Macintosh, known for its graphical user interface, was released in 1984.

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5G Technology Rollout

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The rollout of 5G, the fifth generation of cellular network technology, began in 2019, offering higher speeds and lower latency.

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First Smartphone

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The IBM Simon, considered the first smartphone, was released in 1994.

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Bitcoin White Paper Published

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The Bitcoin white paper, titled 'Bitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System' authored by Satoshi Nakamoto, was published in 2008.

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Invention of Wi-Fi

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Wi-Fi, a technology for wireless local area networking, was first released for consumer use in 1997.

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First Image of a Black Hole

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The Event Horizon Telescope captured the first-ever image of a black hole in 2019.

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Release of the World Wide Web

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Tim Berners-Lee introduced the World Wide Web to the public in 1991, making the Internet widely accessible.

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YouTube Goes Live

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YouTube, a video-sharing platform, was activated in 2005.

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First iPad Released

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Apple released the first iPad, a tablet computer that further impacted digital media consumption, in 2010.

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