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An Internet Timeline
In developing an understanding of where we are now, it is often helpful to see where we have come from. In order to accomplish this, I have compiled information a timeline that helps us appreciate our basic browser environment. This timeline covers the development of HTML, CSS, the DOM, Javascript, and browsers.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1991 | Tim Berners-Lee drafts a somewhat informal reference on the HTML elements |
| June 1993 | Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) Internet Draft |
| September 1994 | HTML Level One Released |
| November 1994 | HTML Level Two Released (forms added) |
| ~November 1994 | HTML 2.0 Internet Draft |
| March 1995 | HTML 3.0 Internet Draft |
| November 1995 | HTML 2.0 Specification Published |
| December 1995 | Netscape Navigator 2 (2.03B3) Released (Javascript 1.0) |
| April 1996 | Netscape Navigator 3 (3.0B1) Released (Javascript 1.1) |
| May 1996 | Internet Explorer 3 (3.0B1) Released (Jscript 1.0) |
| December 1996 | CSS1 Recommendation Announced |
| December 1996 | Netscape Navigator 4.0 (4.0B1) Released (Javascript 1.2) |
| January 1997 | HTML 3.2 Specification Published (script/style/div/table added) |
| April 1997 | Internet Explorer 4.0 (4.0B1) Released (Jscript 3.0) |
| October 1997 | First DOM Working Draft Released |
| December 1997 | HTML 4.0 Internet Draft |
| April 1998 | HTML 4.0 Specification Published (frame added) |
| May 1998 | CSS2 Recommendation Announced |
| June 1998 | Netscape Navigator 4.06/4.5 Released (Javascript 1.3) |
| June 1998 | Internet Explorer 5.0 (5.0B1) Released (Jscript 5.0) |
| October 1998 | DOM Recommendation Released |
| December 1999 | HTML 4.01 Specification Published |
| April 2000 | Netscape Navigator 6.0 (6.0B1) Released (Javascript 1.5) |
