When was the first email sent?
197120th century · 1900s
The first email is sent.
Ray Tomlinson picked the @ sign.
1971
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Around the same time
- When did humans first walk on the Moon?1969
- When was the Woodstock music festival?1969
- When was the first Earth Day?1970
- When did the Beatles break up?1970
- When did Intel release the first microprocessor?1971
- When did the first Starbucks open?1971
- When did Walt Disney World open in Florida?1971
- When was Pong released?1972
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