Home Page of the Smithsonian's First Website
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Creator: Smithsonian Institution
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Date: May 8, 1995
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-094, Box 1, Folder SI Home Page Press Kit
The Smithsonian Institution's Home Page (www.si.edu) when first launched on the World Wide Web on May 8, 1995. The site is officially opened with a demonstration in House Speaker Newt Gingrich's office. The site contained more than 1,500 electronic pages and contains overviews in Spanish, German, and French. Within the first 24 hours the page received about 100,000 hits.
Historic Images of the Smithsonian
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-094, Box 1, Folder SI Home Page Press Kit
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
May 8, 1995
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SIA2012-0382
Number of Images: 1; Color: Color; Size: 7.4w x 4.7h ; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Digital Image