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title: "Scrolling Year Navigation Timeline"
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description: "[elementor-template id=\"106697\"] Timeline Scrolling Navigation 2004February 04 “The Facebook” Launched By Mark Zuckerberg Originally launched as thefacebook.com, the site was a social network exclusive to Harvard students. Within weeks, it..."
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# Scrolling Year Navigation Timeline

**Timeline Block Pro Demos**

# Small Year Scrolling Navigation To Explore Timeline Quickly

Add small year scrolling navigation in sidebar to quickly navigate to your timeline stories inside Timeline Block Pro WordPress plugin

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## Timeline Scrolling Navigation

2004February 04

### “The Facebook” Launched By Mark Zuckerberg

![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/facebook-1.png)

Originally launched as thefacebook.com, the site was a social network exclusive to Harvard students. Within weeks, it expanded to other Ivy League schools, laying the foundation for the global platform.

2005August 23
![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/facebook-2.png)

### Acquires Facebook.com Domain Name

The company officially dropped the “The” from its name after purchasing the facebook.com domain for $200,000. This rebranding marked its transition from a college directory to a mainstream social utility.

2008June 23
![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/facebook-12.png)

### ConnectU Settlement – Facebook Paid $65M

After a long legal battle, Facebook settled with Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narendra. The ConnectU founders claimed Zuckerberg stole their idea; the settlement included $20 million in cash and $45 million in Facebook stock.

2009August 10
![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/facebook-4.png)

### Facebook Acquires Friendfeed

After a long legal battle, Facebook settled with Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss and Divya Narendra. The ConnectU founders claimed Zuckerberg stole their idea; the settlement included $20 million in cash and $45 million in Facebook stock.

2010July 08

![](http://cooltimeline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/facebook-5.png)

### Facebook Acquires Travel Recommendation Site Nextstop

Facebook “acqui-hired” the team behind this social travel site to bolster its engineering talent. While the Nextstop service was shut down, its expertise was used to enhance Facebook Places and local recommendations.