A Piece of Internet History the Internet Almost Forgot
The year 1995: Flash art, dial-up, and the first days of The Atlantic online
Jake Lundberg
Jake Lundberg is a staff writer at The Atlantic and a former associate teaching professor of history at the University of Notre Dame.
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The centuries-long debate over who and what college is for has yet to be resolved.
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The rise of the cheap, daily newspaper in the 19th century remade how Americans engaged with the world.
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The president’s iconic beard was a product of the anxious new realities of the photographic age.
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