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When was TCP/IP first tested on ARPANET?

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TCP/IP was first tested on ARPANET in 1977.1

Developed by Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn, the protocol was designed to allow different computer networks to communicate with one another. Following its initial testing, it was eventually adopted as the standard protocol for ARPANET in 1983, replacing the earlier Network Control Protocol (NCP).123