1995 was the web’s single most important inflection point. A fact that becomes most apparent by simply looking at the numbers. At the end of 1994, there were around 2,500 web servers. 12 months later, there were almost 75,000. By the end of 1995, over 700 new servers were being added to the web every single day.
It was a year that, incidentally, acted in the same way across every major industry. There have been books written about it. The web got a mention in The New York Times. The OJ trial was widely reported on, and speculated about, on the web. The White House even got a website even as the now infamous meeting of Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky took place and the tragedy of the Oklahoma City bombing hung over the United States. Windows 1995 was launched. The Palm Pilot was released. It was an incredible moment in pop culture, filled with some of the more iconic music, film, and art of the decade.
1995 Was the Most Important Year for the Web - The History of the Web
The world changed a lot in 1995. And for the web, it was a transformational year.
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