“The Web When Aliens Attacked (and America Glitched)”
July 4, 1996.
In theaters: Independence Day (released July 2) is smashing box office records.
Online: The World Wide Web is 5 years old. 36 million people are “surfing” via Netscape Navigator 2.0, 28.8k modems, and AOL CDs mailed like Frisbees. independence day 1996 internet archive
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