Key Milestones in JavaScript History

1995

Brendan Eich creates JavaScript for Netscape Navigator.  

1997 

ECMAScript 1 standard is published. 

2005 

AJAX popularizes JavaScript for dynamic web applications. 

2006 

Release of jQuery and the rise of libraries/frameworks. 

2009 

Node.js introduces server-side JavaScript. 

2015 

ECMAScript 6 revolutionizes JavaScript with modern features.