Aug 04, 2016 · Meanwhile, in 1994, Berners-Lee left CERN for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he founded the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an organization that maintains standards for the Web.

Jul 30, 2010 · The World Wide Web Cerf’s protocol transformed the internet into a worldwide network. Throughout the 1980s, researchers and scientists used it to send files and data from one computer to another.

Oct 29, 2009 · Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, that was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. The day after the attack, President Franklin D ...

Jun 27, 2019 · Finally, the world mobilized in an attempt to ensure reparations would be paid. In 1924, the Dawes Plan reduced Germany’s war debt and forced it to adopt a new currency. Reparations continued to ...

Nov 24, 2009 · On November 8, 1895, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen (1845-1923) becomes the first person to observe X-rays, a significant scientific advancement that would

Jul 06, 2022 · The Cold War between Communist-bloc nations and Western allies defined postwar politics. Learn about the Berlin Wall, the Cuban Missle Crisis, NATO, the Space Race and more.

Jul 07, 2022 · The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in world history. Learn about the Dust Bowl, New Deal, causes of the Great Depression, a Great Depression timeline more.

Nov 09, 2009 · The explorer Christopher Columbus made four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain: in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502. His most famous was his first voyage, commanding the ships the Nina, the ...

Nov 16, 2009 · HISTORY reviews and updates its content regularly to ensure it is complete and accurate. ALSO ON THIS DAY. 21st Century. 2004. ... World Wide Web (WWW) launches in the public domain.

Sep 27, 2017 · The 1943 Zoot Suit Riots were a series of violent clashes during which mobs of U.S. servicemen, off-duty police officers and civilians brawled with young Latinos and other minorities in Los Angeles.