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Early Beginnings (1960s - 1980s)
1969 - **ARPANET**, the first version of the Internet, was created by the U.S. Department of Defense.
1971 - The first **email** was sent by Ray Tomlinson.
1983 - **TCP/IP** became the standard for Internet communication.
The Web Revolution (1990s)
1991 - **Tim Berners-Lee** created the first website and the World Wide Web.
1993 - **Mosaic**, the first graphical web browser, was released.
1998 - **Google** was founded.
Modern Internet (2000s - Today)
2004 - **Facebook** launched.
2005 - **YouTube** was created.
2007 - The **iPhone** revolutionized mobile Internet.
Today - Billions of people use the Internet daily!