EVER WONDER WHERE/WHEN RPG'S STARTED?

Steve Darlington does a pretty detailed job outlining the who/what/where/when of all things RPG. Here's PART ONE.

And for those of you who like to skip ahead.
HERE'S PARTS:
TWO
THREE
FOUR
FIVE
AND SIX

he actually goes all the way to PART NINE... but I got tired of linking. As usual.