Website of the Week: The Story of the Web [1]
This site takes a look at the defining moments in the history of the World Wide web. If you're curious about how the internet got started you'll find that and more at Story of the Web.
From the site: "The World Wide Web has gone from “never heard of it” to “can’t live without it” in 25 years. It took off because of its instant user appeal, but also because it’s open and free. From HTML to hacktivism, the W3C to MP3s, lolcats to LulzSec, from one website to over 180 million, here are its defining moments."
You can view the site using auto-play to see the slide show, scroll down to view at your leisure, or download a PDF of the site.