U.S. Technology Boom and the Dot‑com Era (1990–2001)

1. ARPANET is formally decommissioned

   Feb 28, 1990Labels: ARPANET, Research Network

   • ARPANET

2. High Performance Computing Act becomes law

   Dec 9, 1991Labels: High Performance, U S

   • HPC Act

3. NCSA releases Mosaic web browser

   Jan 23, 1993Labels: NCSA Mosaic, NCSA

   • Mosaic
   • NSF Story

4. Amazon is founded as Cadabra

   Jul 5, 1994Labels: Amazon, Jeff Bezos

   • HISTORY

5. World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is founded

   Oct 1, 1994Labels: W3C, Web Standards

   • W3C News
   • W3C Facts

6. NSFNET backbone is decommissioned

   Apr 30, 1995Labels: NSFNET, Backbone Network

   • NSFNET
   • IBM History

7. Netscape goes public in landmark IPO

   Aug 9, 1995Labels: Netscape, IPO

   • Netscape

8. eBay launches as AuctionWeb

   Sep 3, 1995Labels: eBay, Pierre Omidyar

   • eBay

9. Telecommunications Act of 1996 is signed

   Feb 8, 1996Labels: Telecommunications Act, U S

   • Clinton Arch
   • Presidency

10. Amazon completes initial public offering

    May 15, 1997Labels: Amazon IPO, Amazon

    • WSJ

11. Google is incorporated in California

    Sep 4, 1998Labels: Google, Founders

    • Google Hist

12. Digital Millennium Copyright Act is signed

    Oct 28, 1998Labels: DMCA, Copyright Law

    • DMCA

13. Gramm–Leach–Bliley Act becomes law

    Nov 12, 1999Labels: Gramm Leach, Financial Reform

    • GLBA

14. AOL announces merger with Time Warner

    Jan 10, 2000Labels: AOL, Time Warner

    • HISTORY

15. NASDAQ peaks amid dot-com bubble

    Mar 10, 2000Labels: NASDAQ Composite, Dot com

    • Nasdaq
    • Dot com

16. AOL–Time Warner merger is completed

    Jan 11, 2001Labels: AOL Time, Merger Closing

    • HISTORY