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Web History Hub

A complete historical archive of the three core technologies of the World Wide Web: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Each section uses only the technologies available during the era it covers. The browser chrome above morphs gradually as you travel through time.

HTML History

Explore the origins of HTML from Tim Berners-Lee's first proposal in 1989 through HTML5 and the Living Standard. Era pages use HTML only — no CSS, no JavaScript.

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CSS History

From Hakon Wium Lie's 1994 proposal to modern Grid and Flexbox. Each era page uses only the HTML and CSS available at that time — no JavaScript.

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JavaScript History

From Brendan Eich's ten-day creation at Netscape in 1995 to the annual ECMAScript release cycle. Each era uses HTML, CSS, and JavaScript from that period.

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Current Era Topics

Explore modern accessibility, future-facing design decisions, resources, and discussions that connect historical web design to present human impact.

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Note on design: Each section is built using only the technologies available during the era it covers. Earlier eras have no styling or primitive layouts; later eras use modern techniques. The visual differences are not errors — they are the historical record.

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