When ABCNews.com launched on May 15, 1997, Bill Clinton was president and the nation was months away from learning of his sex scandal with White House intern Monica Lewinsky.
The iPhone was still a decade from being introduced by Apple and the space shuttle Atlantis was blasting off on its 19th flight.
The mission for the site then, as it is now, was to provide ABC News' legion of viewers and radio listeners a 24/7 news platform on what was then commonly referred to as the World Wide Web.
Since then, ABCNews.com has covered politics, terrorist attacks, mass shootings, wars and climate change.
The 25-year-old website has become one of the largest around-the-clock online news platforms in the nation with audiences consuming multimedia stories from around the globe, including videos, blogs, podcasts and most recently, ABC News' Live streaming newscasts.
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Here are some of the top stories from the past quarter century that ABC News Digital has covered:
1997 -- Princess Diana's death
On Aug. 31, 1997, the Princess of Wales, and her companion, Dodi Fayed, were killed in a crash in Paris when their driver lost control of a Mercedes-Benz while trying to outrun a pack of paparazzi. The heartbreaking story, and its intricacies have captivated the world in the years since.
1998 -- President Bill Clinton's impeachment
On Dec. 19, 1998, the 42nd president of the United States was impeached on grounds of committing perjury before a grand jury and obstruction of justice stemming from a sexual harassment lawsuit filed by Paula Jones. The case publicly exposed Clinton's affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Clinton emerged from the impeachment proceedings with a 71% approval rating and the Senate ultimately acquitted him of the charges, allowing him to serve out the rest of his second term.
1999 -- Columbine High School massacre
One of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history took place on April 20, 1999, when two teenagers launched an attack at their school -- Columbine High in Littleton, Colorado -- killing 12 students and a teacher and wounding more than 20 people. The two gunmen, Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan Klebold, 17, died by suicide.
2000 -- Presidential election decided by the Supreme Court
In December 2000, Republican Texas Gov. George W. Bush was declared the winner of a disputed presidential election over incumbent Vice President Al Gore. The election prompted a hotly contested recount of the vote in Florida, numerous legal challenges and was ultimately decided in a narrow 5-4 U.S. Supreme Court decision.