So the web has turned twenty, happy birthday to it. That means it came to life in 1989 so I have known it for 60% of its life and I can safely say in that short time it has revolutionised my life. If you want to read more about the beginnings of the WWW ITPro has this article Photos: The web turns 20.
Also if you are wondering about the picture on the left it is, apparently, the computer that Tim Berners-Lee used at CERN.