1985

March 11, 1985 — Connecticut Launches ConnNet

On March 11, 1985, Connecticut launched ConnNet — one of the earliest statewide public computer networks in the United States. Years before the web, anyone with a modem could dial in and access library catalogs, government databases, and reference information from home.

March 11

March 15, 1985 — The First .com Domain Name

On March 15, 1985, symbolics.com became the first registered .com domain. There were no registrars, no web forms, and no fees — just an email request reviewed manually by a small team of engineers. By the end of that year, only six .com domains existed in the world.

March 15