One key date is 6 August 1991 - the day on which links to the fledgling computer code for the www were put on the alt.hypertext discussion group so others could download it and play with it.

On that day the web went world wide.

from BBC news

I’m sorry Mr Web - I missed it - even though I knew it. I know and knew your birthday was two days ago… I just wasn’t around to post it on Sunday. I came home around 10pm from Newcastle and the only thing circling around my head was the Formula One (which, scarily, was only three laps from going the way I hoped it would… if only Schumacher lasted… and huge congratulations to Button and his first victory!).

So wow - can’t believe you are 15! I have known you for about - what is it, 9 years? Time flies.

15… damn… your just a teenager - you still have about 7 years left of wearing stupid clothes and rebel against society and it’s norms in the quest of finding your meaning and place in life. In most countries you can’t vote, drive a car, drink alcohol or have sex without breaking the law. Yeah… no offense Mr Web, but when thinking about it you’re a pre-pubescent teenager (oversized nose and small head) and nowhere near the experience and perfection of the wise middle-aged F1, and you still have a long way to go before you reach substantial hairiness what’s required to win a Grand Prix.