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30/10/22 20:03 PM IST

International Internet Day

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  • International Internet Day is celebrated on October 29 every year across the world to celebrate the usage of the internet for the first time.
  • The​ day marks the sending of the first electronic message which was transferred from one computer to another in 1969.
History 
  • The internet is defined as a remote connection between two computers.
  • The first internet connection was made on October 29th, 1969.
  • This was just two months after Neil Armstrong landed on the moon.
  • To commemorate the event, International Internet Day was celebrated for the first time on October 29th, 2005. International Internet Day is promoted by the Association of Internet Users.
  • October 29, 1969, marks the day of sending the first message electronically.
  • The message was transferred from one computer to another.
  • The Internet was known as ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network).

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