- Early queries facilities for SGML
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1998: "create your own query language"
- Feb 1998: XQL proposal
- Aug 1998: XML-QL submission
- Dec 1998: W3C QL'98 Workshop
- Nov 1999: XPath Recommendation
- July 1999: Working Group proposed as part of XML Activity Phase 3 rechartering
- Sept 1999: WG chartered and first F2F
- Public WDs every three months
