The Network History Project
Milestones
From the first electric telegraph to this year's AI fabrics — every founding, standard, breakthrough, IPO, and regulatory earthquake that built the connected world, in one vault.
📅 Today in network history
The Converge Digest History Exam
🎯 Guess the Year
Five milestones from the vault, years redacted. Slide, commit, find out whether you lived it or just heard about it.
🗺 Explore 190 years, era by era
Eight eras built the connected world. Pick one for its signature moments, or click the chart — early decades are grouped, the modern era runs year by year, and the newest years are dimmed so history gets the spotlight.
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