SGML is Invented

1974
Detail map of San Jose, California, United States Overview map of San Jose, California, United States

A: San Jose, California, United States

A graphical depiction of a very simple sgml document.
A graphical depiction of a very simple sgml document.

Working at IBM's Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, in 1974 Charles F. Goldfarb developed the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML).

SGML became an ISO accepted standard on October 15, 1986.  

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