19,894days ago
2,842weeks ago
54.5years ago
1971year it happened
--until next anniversary
About First Email Ever Sent
The first email was sent in October 1971 by Ray Tomlinson, who also introduced the @ symbol to separate user from computer name — a convention still universal today.
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First Email Ever Sent was on a Friday, 29 October 1971.