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Event

World Wide Web proposed

12 March 1989

Technology

📍 Switzerland

Tim Berners-Lee proposes the Web at CERN

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Connections

influenced by The Internet (TCP/IP) — The Web runs on the Internet

Sources

Wikipedia: World Wide Web (accessed 2026-09-28)