Google Doodle Turns 25: A Look Back at its Origins and Today’s Celebration

Today marks the 25th birthday of Google Doodle and the occasion is celebrated with a special Doodle. While Google is always aiming for what’s next birthdays are times to look back.

It all started 25 years ago when doctoral students Sergey Brin and Larry Page crossed paths at Stanford University’s computer science program. Both had a common dream. They wanted to make the World Wide Web easier to access. From their dorm rooms, they built a new kind of search engine. Their project grew fast and they moved to a rented garage which became Google’s first office. Google Inc. came to life on September 27 1998.

Since its founding day Google has changed a lot. One can see this even in its logo which is highlighted in today’s Doodle. But its main goal hasn’t changed. Google wants to arrange the world’s data and make it available and useful for everyone. People all over the world now use Google to search, chat, work, have fun and more. This special doodle can be seen everywhere but it won’t show in some areas like Russia.

On September 25 the Doodle honored South African jazz artist Todd Matshikiza. South Africa’s Keith Vlahakis designed it to remember “Uxolo”. This piece played at the 70th Johannesburg Festival in 1956.

Matshikiza is famous for many works. His song “Quickly in Love” was in the 2013 movie “Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom”. He made music for two plays too. “King Kong” from 1958 was a big hit and even reached London. “Mkhumbane” from 1960 was just as popular and had songs from both Matshikiza and Alan Paton.

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