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April 22, 2013 - Facebook announces new data center in Altoona, Iowa.


April 12, 2013 - Home launched.

Feb 26, 2013 - More than 100 million people use Instagram every month.
Jan 15, 2013 - Graph Search Beta launched.
Oct 4, 2012 - More than one billion people are active on Facebook.
Sept 27, 2012 - Facebook Gifts launched.

May 24, 2012 - Facebook Camera launched.


May 18, 2012 - Facebook hold its initial public offering.
April 9, 2012 - Facebook announces acquisition of Instagram.
Dec 19, 2011 - Facebook moves to a new home in Menlo Park, Calif.

Dec 7, 2011 - Facebook DC hosts its first Congressional Developer Hackathon.

Nov 6, 2011 - Facebook reaches 845 million users.

Oct 11, 2011 - Launch of Facebook for iPad.

Sep 22, 2011 - Timeline, a way for people to share the story of their life, introduced at f8.

Jul 6, 2011 - Launch of video calling

Apr 20, 2011 - President Barack Obama visits Facebook.

Apr 15, 2011 - Prineville Data Center opens.

Mar 12, 2011 - First official Facebook Hacker Cup.

Dec 5, 2010 - Launch of the new profile.

Dec. 2010 - Facebook reaches 608 million users.

Sept. 2010 - Facebook Hyderabad opens.

Oct 6, 2010 - Introduction of new Groups.

Aug 18, 2010 - Launch of Facebook Places.

Jul 21, 2010 - Launch of Facebook Stories application.

Jul 28, 2010 - Launch of Facebook Questions.

Jan 21, 2010 - Break ground on our first custom-built data center in Prineville, Oregon.

Dec 2009 - Facebook reaches 360 million users.

Aug 3, 2009 - Facebook New York opens.

Jun 13, 2009 - Launch of Facebook Usernames.

May 29, 2009 - Facebook moves to new offices at 1601 South California Ave., Palo Alto.

May 16, 2009 - Facebook celebrates its annual Game Day, a day of games and fun for employees.

Mar 11, 2009 - New Facebook home page launches.

Feb 9, 2009 - Introduction of the Like button.

Dec. 2008 - Facebook Dublin opens.

Jul 21, 2008 - New Facebook launches.

Jul 10, 2008 - Facebook iPhone app launches.

Apr 6, 2008 - Launch of Facebook Chat.

Mar 3, 2008 - Facebook launches in German.

Jan 17, 2008 - Facebook Hackathon '08.

Jan 5, 2008 - Facebook co-sponsors Presidential Debates with ABC News.

Dec 2007 - Facebook reaches 58 million users.

Nov 2007 - Launch of self-service Ads platform + Facebook Pages.

Oct 2007 - Launch of Facebook Platform for Mobile.

Oct 2007 - Facebook London opens.

Jun 22, 2007 - Facebook Video launches.

May 24, 2007 - Launch of Facebook Platform.

May 14, 2007 - Facebook launches Marketplace application for classified listings.

Dec. 2006 - Facebook reaches 12 million users.

Sept. 26, 2006 - Facebook expands registration so anyone can join.

Sep 5, 2006 - Launch of News Feed and Mini-Feed.

Aug 2006 - Facebook introduces the first version of the Facebook API.

May 2006 - Facebook expands to add work networks.

April 2006 - Facebook for Mobile launches.

Dec 2005 - Facebook reaches 6 million users.

Oct 2005 - Launch of Facebook Photos.

Oct 2005 - Facebook begins to add international school networks.

Sept 2005 - Facebook expands to add high school networks.

Sept 20, 2005 - thefacebook.com officially drops the "the" and becomes Facebook.

May 1, 2005 - Facebook grows to support more than 800 college networks.

Dec 2004 - Facebook reaches 1 million users.

Sept 2004 - Launch of the Facebook Wall, giving people a place to post messages to their friends.

Jun 2004 - Facebook moves to Palo Alto, Calif.

Mar 2004 - Facebook expands from Harvard to Stanford, Columbia and Yale.

Feb 4, 2004 - Mark Zuckerberg and co-founders Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin launch Facebook.