1995: Co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin meet at Stanford University.
1998: Google files for incorporation in California on September 1998.
1999: Google's first press release announces a $25 million round of investment from Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins.
2000: Google launches keyword advertising sales system AdWords with 350 customers.
2004: Initial public offering of roughly 19.6 million shares at an opening price of $85 per share.
2006: Google buys online video service YouTube.
2007: Google tops $700 per share.
2008: Indexing system for processing links indicates Google searches 1 trillion unique URLs.
2008: T-Mobile announces the G1, the first phone built on Google's Android operating system.
2008: Google Chrome web browser available for download.
2010: First Google Super Bowl ad.
2011: Page becomes CEO, Schmidt stays as executive chairman.
2011: Google+ launches in an attempt to fill Google's social networking void.
2011: Google launches the first Chromebooks, running on Chrome OS and manufactured by Samsung and Acer.
2012: Unveils Project Glass
2012: Buys Motorola Mobility for 12.5 billion.
2013: Android passes 1 billion device activations.
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