The document provides a history of the Internet beginning in 1957 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, prompting the US to create ARPA to regain technological leadership. ARPA developed the ARPANET in 1969, connecting computers between research centers. TCP/IP was introduced in 1983, becoming the dominant internet protocol. The World Wide Web was coined in 1990 by Tim Berners-Lee, fueling internet growth. The first web browser Mosaic was released in 1993. Internet usage exploded in the 1990s-2000s, growing from 45 million users in 1996 to over 1.5 billion by 2009 as it became integrated into daily life.