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Development of TCP/IP protocols that became the foundation for internet communication. Date: Initiated in 1973

Ray Tomlinson invented network email, the first system able to send mail between users on different hosts. Date: 1971

The first message was sent between two computers on ARPANET, the predecessor of the Internet. Date: October 29, 1969

USENET, the first internet-based discussion system, was developed. Date: 1980

The first Internet Service Provider (ISP), Telenet, started offering commercial packet switching network services. Date: 1974

Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web while at CERN. Date: 1989

The first domain name symbolics.com was registered. Date: March 15, 1985

IRC was created, allowing real-time text messaging over the internet. Date: 1988

Introduction of the Domain Name System (DNS) which allowed for easier website address memorization. Date: 1983

Launch of the Google search engine, which would become the dominant search engine. Date: September 4, 1998

The first web browser, called WorldWideWeb (later Nexus), was created by Tim Berners-Lee. Date: 1990

The first website, info.cern.ch, created by Tim Berners-Lee, went live. Date: August 6, 1991

Mosaic, the first popular web browser capable of displaying images, was released. Date: 1993

Robert Metcalfe and Xerox PARC created Ethernet, a foundational technology for local computer networks. Date: 1973

Yahoo! was started, becoming one of the earliest and major internet companies. Date: March 1995

YouTube, a video sharing platform, went live, eventually becoming the most popular video sharing site. Date: February 2005

The term 'Web 2.0' was popularized in the first Web 2.0 conference, marking a transition of the web to interactive experiences. Date: 2004

Wi-Fi, a technology that allows electronic devices to connect to a wireless LAN network, was commercially released. Date: 1999

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force, imposing new data protection requirements. Date: May 25, 2018