check the whois if you want to know the real age But you want to know the 1st ever registration date then try archive.org
In agreement with xxdomainxx. You can also kill two birds with one stone, if you just want a quick idea, by checking the domaintools whois. You'll get the basic Whois info + info such as how many times it's been dropped (showing the years, which should give you a good idea of its original registration) http://whois.domaintools.com/ .