Appendix B: Timeline
| 1986 | International Organization for Standards publishes SGML standard |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Tim Berners-Lee creates a language (HTML) in conjunction with WorldWideWeb |
| 1991 | Draft specification for HTML released on the Internet |
| 1993 | Official specification defining HTML released |
| September, 1995 |
HTML 2.0 approveds |
| March, 1995 |
HTML 3.0 draft released (later expired — never approved!) |
| January, 1997 |
HTML 3.2 (Wilbur) becomes W3C recommendation |
| December, 1997 |
HTML 4.0 becomes W3C recommendation |
| 1998 | XML becomes W3C recommendation |
| 1999 | HTML 4.01 becomes W3C recommendation |
| January, 2000 |
XHTML 1.0 becomes W3C Recommendation |
| December, 2000 |
XHTML Basic becomes W3C Recommendation |
| April, 2001 |
Modularization of XHTML becomes W3C Recommendation |
| May, 2001 |
XHTML 1.1 becomes W3C Recommendation |