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HISTORY OF THE INTERNET INTRODUCTION The Internet has changed the world like nothing before. It enables an interaction between individuals and their computers without regard for geographic location. It gives us vast amounts of information that can be used for personal, educational or business purposes. In this short essay I will be outlining the historical development of the Internet from its inception up to the present time and include the development of the World Wide Web. 1969 – 2013 In 1969 - the first node is connected to the internet's military ancestor, ARPANET. With the ability to bounce messages between surviving nodes until they reach their destination, ARPANET was intended to be America's bomb-proof communications network at the height of the Cold War.