History of Education Timeline

Disk on Key

Dec 15, 2000

Maleval, J. J. (2018, October 19). History (2000): USB Flash Drive. StorageNewsletter. https://www.storagenewsletter.com/2018/10/19/history-2000-usb-flash-drive/

Founding of Facebook

Feb 4, 2004

Slack, J. (2024, February 1). 20 years of Facebook: The evolution of a social media giant | Limely. Limely. https://www.limely.co.uk/blog/20-years-of-facebook-the-evolution-of-a-social-media-giant

Founding of Youtube

Feb 14, 2005

StudioBinder. (2025, April 28). What was the first ever YouTube video? https://www.studiobinder.com/blog/when-was-youtube-created/

The First iPhone

Jan 9, 2007

The history of Apple iPhones. Verizon. (2025, September 23). https://www.verizon.com/articles/Smartphones/milestones-in-history-of-apple-iphone/

Google Chrome Released

Sep 2, 2008

Osmani, A. (2025, September 2). Google chrome at 17 - A history of our browser. AddyOsmanicom RSS. https://addyosmani.com/blog/chrome-17th/

iPad 1st Gen Release

Mar 23, 2010

IPad 1st gen specifications | bosstab. BossTab. (n.d.). https://www.bosstab.com/resources/tablet-guides/apple/specs/ipad/ipad-1st-gen

First Chromebooks

May 11, 2011

Ackerman, D. (2021, May 11). The Chromebook at 10: How this “browser in a box” became the perfect pandemic laptop - CNET. CNet. https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/the-chromebook-at-10-how-these-stripped-down-computers-went-mainstream/

Siri Released

Oct 4, 2011

Dormehl, L. (2025, October 4). Today in apple history: Siri debuts on iPhone 4S. Cult of Mac. https://www.cultofmac.com/apple-history/siri-launch-iphone-4s

Release of Google Drive

Apr 24, 2012

Google Drive. Parent Technology Support. (n.d.). https://sites.google.com/niskyschools.org/parents/google-services/google-drive goog

Smart Watches Coming Out

Apr 24, 2015

Romero-Chan, C. (2024, November 18). Every Apple Watch release in chronological order: 2014–2024. Digital Trends. https://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/every-apple-watch-release-in-chronlogical-order/

First Wireless In-Ear Headphones

Sep 1, 2015

Lucas, S. (2015, September 3). Home. What Hi-Fi? https://www.whathifi.com/news/ifa-2015-onkyo-launches-worlds-first-truly-wireless-in-ear-headphones

5G Comes Out

Apr 1, 2019

Hollington, J. (2022, August 6). When did 5G come out? the long, complicated history of its release. Digital Trends. https://www.digitaltrends.com/phones/when-did-5g-come-out-complicated-history-release/

ChatGPT Release

Nov 30, 2022

Marr, B. (2024, February 20). A short history of chatgpt: How we got to where we are Today. Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2023/05/19/a-short-history-of-chatgpt-how-we-got-to-where-we-are-today/

First Solely Robotic Surgery

Jul 1, 2025

Patterson, J. (2025, July 15). Robot performs first realistic surgery without human help. Johns Hopkins Malone Center for Engineering in Healthcare. https://malonecenter.jhu.edu/robot-performs-first-realistic-surgery-without-human-help/

Meta Ray Bans Released

Sep 30, 2025

Scott, R. (2025, September 25). Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses arrive Sept 30 in the US - UK and Europe must wait until 2026. XR Today. https://www.xrtoday.com/augmented-reality/meta-ray-ban-display-glasses-arrive-sept-30-in-the-us-uk-and-europe-must-wait-until-2026/

Smart Chemotherapy

Jan 1, 2030

New breed of drugs could outsmart cancer. Morgan Stanley. (2023, May 9). https://www.morganstanley.com/ideas/antibody-drug-conjugate-biopharma-growth-2023