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19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
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b1924Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers’ first join movie “Flying Down to Rio”
Adolf Hitler opens the 11th Olympic Games in Berlin
Hattie McDaniel becomes the first black woman to win an Oscar/Academy Award for her role in “Gone With the Wind”
Anne Frank pens her last diary entry and is arrested 3 days later by the Germans
Gandhi is assassinated
Abbie
b1954Alaska & Hawaii become U.S. states
Julie
b1962U.S. has nearly 500K troops in Vietnam
Soft contact lenses go on sale in the U.S.
Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
Pac-Man arcade game is released
Sony and Philips introduce the first commercial CD players
“The Simpsons” seen on TV for the first time
Bill Clinton is President of the United States
OJ Simpson found guilty in civil case
“Dog town and Z-Boys” releases directed and co-written by skateboard legend Stacy Peralta
Hurricane Katrina
Healthcare Reform Bill / Affordable Care Act is signed into law
Gay marriage becomes Constitutional Right in the U.S.
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
J Edgar Hoover appointed the head of the Bureau of Investigation (later FBI)
Ford manufactures its 10 millionth Model T automobile
First car radio is made by Motorola
Frozen foods are sold commercially for the first time
The chocolate chip cookie is invented
Germany begins its persecution of Jews
Orson Welles's radio adaptation of "The War of the Worlds" (by H.G. Wells) is broadcasted
Anne Frank pens her last diary entry and is arrested 3 days later by the Germans
Adolf Hitler and his wife of one day, Eva Braun, commit suicide
The first Polaroid camera is sold
The first oral contraceptive pill is invented
Playboy Magazine's first issue features Marilyn Monroe as its first cover girl and nude centerfold
The words “under God” are added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance and signed into law
“In God We Trust” is added to all U.S. paper currency
Jim Fitzpatrick and George “Buster” P. Wilson nail roller-skate trucks onto 6x1 wood planks to make homemade skateboards
Bobby Fischer wins the U.S. Chess Championships
Chubby Checker and the twist start a new dance craze
Kids begin referring to skating as “sidewalk surfing”
Bob Dylan walks off the Ed Sullivan show
Watts Riots
MLK Jr leads civil rights march in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery
Evel Knievel jumps his motorcycle over 16 cars lined up in a row
MLK Jr is assassinated
John Lennon and Yoko Ono's “Bed-In” for peace
Isle of Wight Festival
First skateboard trucks specifically designed for skateboarding is designed by Ron Bennett
Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
The development of punk rock — The Ramones, The Clash, Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, The Damned, etc
The “ollie” skate trick was invented by Alan Gelfand, nicknamed Ollie
The Clash release London Calling in the UK in December of 1979. The record heralded a post-punk era, by incorporating a range of styles, including punk, reggae, rockabilly, ska, New Orleans R&B, pop, and jazz. The album’s subject matter included social displacement, unemployment, racial conflict, drug use, and the responsibilities of adulthood.
CNN becomes the first 24 hour news station
The Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana
Sony makes the first 3 1/2” computer disk
“Back to the Future” is released
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
Demolition of the Berlin Wall begins
Bill Clinton is President of the United States
eBay starts online auction and shopping site
First X-Games held by ESPN
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal
iPod is introduced to the market
“Dog town and Z-Boys” releases directed and co-written by skateboard legend Stacy Peralta
Apple introduces the iPhone
Justin Beiber discovered on YouTube
Michael Jackson dies
Barack Obama is re-elected
Twitter IPO
Recreational marijuana legalized in Colorado
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