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19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
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b1924Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow meet
First canned beer is sold in America
McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, Ca
The first Cannes Film Festival takes place
U.S. successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb
Abbie
b1954Bobby Fischer wins the U.S. Chess Championships
Julie
b1962Evel Knievel jumps his motorcycle over 16 cars lined up in a row
Watergate Scandal
Fidel Castro becomes the President of Cuba
The Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana
Prozac makes it debut in the U.S. for treating depression
Formal end to the Cold War
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal
Apple launches iTunes
Fidel Castro steps down as president of Cuba after 50 years in power
Twitter IPO
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
Silent horror classic “The Phantom of the Opera” (starring Lon Chaney) premieres
Scopes Monkey Trial (on teaching evolution in public school) comes to an end
First car radio is made by Motorola
Classic horror film “Dracula” is released
One of the worst years of The Great Depression, political extremism and dictatorship became a way for people to envision a better life across the world.
Adolf Hitler opens the 11th Olympic Games in Berlin
Booker T Washington is the first black person to appear on a U.S. stamp
McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, Ca
World War II ends
The first Cannes Film Festival takes place
The first oral contraceptive pill is invented
Cigarette smoking is reported as causing lung cancer
Ellis Island in NY closes as a point of immigration
Rosa Parks is arrested in Montgomery Alabama sets the American Civil Rights Movement in motion
Elvis Presley purchases a mansion in Memphis and calls it Graceland
“The Sound of Music” opens on Broadway
First direct U.S. military involvement in Vietnam
SoCal surf shop Val Surf begins making its own skateboards
Kids begin referring to skating as “sidewalk surfing”
San Diego skater Pat McGee is featured on the cover of Life magazine
Vans shoes get their start in the surf and skateboard scene
Miniskirts are in fashion
Thurgood Marshall is the first black justice on the Supreme Court
Soft contact lenses go on sale in the U.S.
Comeback of skateboarding with the invention of urethane wheels by Frank Nasworthy
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends
Nixon resigns
LA drought causes resident to drain swimming pools to conserve water—these became skate bowls.
New York City blackout
The “ollie” skate trick was invented by Alan Gelfand, nicknamed Ollie
Space Invaders launches craze for video games
MTV is launched
Scientists identify the AIDS virus
“A-Team” with Mr. T premieres on NBC
Route 66 is removed from the U.S. Highway system
The Oprah Winfrey Show debuts nationally
Prozac makes it debut in the U.S. for treating depression
“The Simpsons” seen on TV for the first time
Release of Nirvana's “Nevermind” marks the start of the grunge era in music
Officers indicted and acquitted in Rodney King beating
Bill Clinton is President of the United States
Tiger Woods is youngest golfer to win the Masters
OJ Simpson found guilty in civil case
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal
Beginning of the U.S. “War on Terrorism” campaign
Apple launches iTunes
Martha Stewart convicted of a felony
Apple introduces the iPhone
Justin Beiber discovered on YouTube
SpaceX successfully launches Dragon capsule
Barack Obama is re-elected
Twitter IPO
Brexit
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