anniversary.archive.org Open in urlscan Pro
208.70.31.107  Public Scan

Form analysis
0 forms found in the DOM

Text Content

Visit the Internet Archive
 * Welcome
 * Celebrate
 * Timeline
 * Imagine the Future
 * Video Stories
 * Join The Fun
 * Press Kit
 * Donate
 * Visit the Internet Archive

1450
1567
1791
1996
2002
2010
2013
2020
2021
25



 * Welcome
 * Celebrate
 * Timeline
 * Imagine the Future
 * Video Stories
 * Join The Fun
 * Press Kit

Donate


CELEBRATE THE INTERNET ARCHIVE'S 25TH ANNIVERSARY!

As the Internet Archive turns 25, we invite you on a journey from way back to
way forward, through the pivotal moments when knowledge became more accessible
for all. On this anniversary page you can:

 * watch our virtual celebration
 * create a video anniversary message
 * tweet about how the Internet Archive has enhanced your life & work
 * dive deep into our stories, collections & important milestones in an
   interactive timeline
 * send us a donation for our birthday!

But first, go way back to 1996 when a young computer scientist named Brewster
Kahle dreamed of building a “Library of Everything” for the digital age. A
library containing all the published works of humankind, free to the public,
built to last the ages. He named this digital library the Internet Archive. Its
mission: to provide everyone with “Universal Access to All Knowledge.”

Read Brewster’s reflections on this 25 year milestone








KEY MOMENTS IN ACCESS TO KNOWLEDGE

7th
cen.
BCE

2021
7th
cen.
BCE

Explore
Collection
The world’s oldest library is founded in Mesopotamia
8th–4th

BCE

Explore
Collection
The Upanishads, foundation of Hinduism, are composed in Southern Asia
2nd
cen.
BCE

Explore
Collection
Parchment is invented in Pergamon


303

Explore
Collection
Diocletian orders the destruction of Christian texts


400

Explore
Collection
Buddhism’s Diamond Sutra appears in Chinese translation


1450

Explore
Collection
Gutenberg invents the Europe’s first printing press


1567

Explore
Collection
Philip II commands the suppression of Arabic across Spain


1611

Explore
Collection
The King James Bible is published
Dec
15
1791

Explore
Collection
The First Amendment is adopted in America


1824

Explore
Collection
Braille is invented


1833

Explore
Collection
The first US tax-supported public library is established


1891

Explore
Collection
School attendance is made compulsory for all Native American children


1933

Explore
Collection
Books are burned across Nazi Germany


1969

Explore
Collection
The Supreme Court rules that the right to information is fundamental


1971

Explore
Collection
The first ebook is created by Project Gutenberg


1989

Explore
Collection
Sir Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web
Feb
8
1996

Explore
Collection
John Perry Barlow issues a Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
Oct

1996

Go
Wayback
Internet Archive crawlers capture first web pages, including MTV


1996

Go
Wayback
Brewster Kahle founds the Internet Archive
Aug
1
2000

Go
Wayback
Library of Congress and Internet Archive establish the U.S. Election 2000 Web
Archive
Dec
30
2000

Explore
Collection
Rick Prelinger establishes the Internet Archive’s first moving image collection
Jan
15
2001

Go
Wayback
Wikipedia is launched
Oct
11
2001

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive establishes the 9/11 Television News Archive
Oct
24
2001

Go
Wayback
Wayback Machine unveiled at the University of California at Berkeley


2001

Explore
Collection
Computer Scientist, Raj Reddy, launches Million Book Project
Aug
1
2002

Explore
Collection
Collaborating with Etree, the Internet Archive’s Live Music Archive goes online
Oct
9
2002

Go
Wayback
Internet Bookmobile arrives at the Supreme Court for Eldred vs. Ashcroft
Jul
1
2003

Go
Wayback
The Internet Archive helps establish the International Internet Preservation
Consortium


2004

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive builds its own server/storage system dubbed Petabox
Nov
5
2005

Go
Wayback
Internet Archive launches Archive-it web archiving service
Jul
16
2007

Go
Wayback
Aaron Swartz announces launch of Open Library


2007

Go
Wayback
Internet Archive receives National Security Letter from the FBI
Apr
13
2008

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive offers free Ultra High-Speed Internet to SF Public Housing
Apr
7
2010

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive & Princeton University make federal court records freely
available
Apr
9
2010

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive partners with NASA to digitize historical images
May
6
2010

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive makes 1 million books freely available to people with print
disabilities
Jan
4
2011

Explore
Collection
Brewster Kahle receives the Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award
Feb
22
2011

Explore
Collection
Library coalition develops lending collection of more than 80,000 ebooks


2011

Go
Wayback
The Charter of Human Rights and Principles for the Internet is created
Apr
24
2012

Explore
Collection
Brewster Kahle is inducted into the Internet Hall of Fame
Sep
18
2012

Go
Wayback
Internet Archive launches the TV News Archive
Oct
25
2012

Explore
Collection
10,000,000,000,000,000 bytes of cultural material archived
Dec
7
2012

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive & EFF successfully block Washington State law
Jan
12
2013

Explore
Collection
Open knowledge activist and Open Library founder, Aaron Swartz, dies
Feb
21
2013

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive establishes its first Bitcoin ATM, and starts paying employees
in Bitcoin
Oct
24
2013

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive launches Historical Software Archive
Jun

2014

Go
Wayback
The Accessible Books Consortium is founded
Mar
1
2015

Explore
Collection
Kahle/Austin Foundation establishes Foundation House for nonprofit workers
Jun
7-9
2016

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive hosts the world’s first Decentralized Web Summit
Jan
5
2017

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive launches the Trump Archive
May
15
2017

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive receives Webby Lifetime Achievement Award
Feb
25
2020

Explore
Collection
Brave browser adds one-click access to Wayback Machine captures
Mar
24
2020

Explore
Collection
In response to Covid-19 shutdowns, Internet Archive launches National Emergency
Library
Jun
1
2020

Explore
Collection
Four publishers sue the Internet Archive to stop Controlled Digital Lending
Dec
31
2020

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive lending collection reaches 2 million modern books
Mar
9
2021

Explore
Collection
Internet Archive launches Internet Archive Scholar
Sept
30
2021

Go
Wayback
Internet Archive launches the Way Forward Machine
Loading...




IMAGINE THE FUTURE



From wayback, now we take you wayforward…to the year 2046. Travel with us
twenty-five years into the future. Try out our Wayforward Machine to experience
a world where access to knowledge is under siege.

Travel to 2046


EVERY COLLECTION TELLS A STORY

Loading...





WAYS TO JOIN IN THE FUN


SHARE AN ANNIVERSARY WISH

How has the Internet Archive inspired you? What’s your favorite Internet Archive
story? To tell us, just hit the “Record a video” button below.








SUPPORT OUR WORK

In 25 years, the Internet Archive and our community has accomplished so much.
Together, we have built a world class library on the Internet. It’s all possible
thanks to patrons around the world who are curious, generous, and
preservation-minded, just like you.

If the Internet Archive has helped you over the last 25 years, that’s reason to
celebrate! Please support our work.

Make a gift


TWEET AN ANNIVERSARY MESSAGE

Have you ever recovered a lost web page in the Wayback Machine? Found a rare
book online? Relived your favorite @GratefulDead concert?

Then join me in wishing the @InternetArchive a Happy 25th Anniversary!
Here’s to 25 more!
Anniversary.archive.org
#InternetArchive25

Happy 25th Anniversary @InternetArchive!
What would we do without the Wayback Machine, Open Library, Live Music Archive &
more?

Thanks for being the Internet’s Library for 25 years!
Anniversary.archive.org
#InternetArchive25

Write your own message...


FOLLOW OUR STORY #INTERNETARCHIVE25




MEMBER OF THE PRESS?

Interested in producing a story about the Internet Archive? We’ve got you
covered with key statistics, logos, historical images, and photos. Contact
press@archive.org to set up an interview or attend one of our anniversary events
nationwide.

Our Press kit is here

Internet Archive 25th Anniversary is a campaign by Internet Archive.
Visit archive.org for more information.