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19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
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b1924Frozen foods are sold commercially for the first time
First canned beer is sold in America
"Citizen Kane" film by Orson Welles is released
Adolf Hitler and his wife of one day, Eva Braun, commit suicide
The first Polaroid camera is sold
Cigarette smoking is reported as causing lung cancer
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b1954NASA is formed
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b1962NOW (National Organization of Women) is founded
Comeback of skateboarding with the invention of urethane wheels by Frank Nasworthy
Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
Scientists identify the AIDS virus
First 10 musicians are inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Release of Nirvana's “Nevermind” marks the start of the grunge era in music
OJ Simpson found guilty in civil case
Department of Homeland Security begins operation
Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States
Twitter IPO
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
Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic
7-Up is invented
The chocolate chip cookie is invented
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.
DuPont Corp patents nylon
Lou Gehrig retires from Major League Baseball after being diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigs Disease
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
Persecution of Communists is initiated by Senator McCarthy
The words “under God” are added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance and signed into law
Sports Illustrated releases first issue
“In God We Trust” is added to all U.S. paper currency
U.S. launches the first weather satellite
Aluminum cans are used for the first time
Construction of the Berlin Wall begins
“Spiderman” makes his first appearance in a comic
MLK Jr leads civil rights march in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery
“Days of Our Lives” debuts
Simon and Garfunkel release “Sounds of Silence”
NOW (National Organization of Women) is founded
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin die of overdose
Jim Morrison of The Doors found dead
Watergate Scandal
Comeback of skateboarding with the invention of urethane wheels by Frank Nasworthy
“Jaws” film is released
Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
The “ollie” skate trick was invented by Alan Gelfand, nicknamed Ollie
After leaving college in 1979, Osama bin Laden went to Pakistan, and used money and machinery from his own construction company to help the Mujahideen resistance in the Soviet war in Afghanistan. He later told a journalist: “I felt outraged that an injustice had been committed against the people of Afghanistan.” Under CIA’s Operation Cyclone from 1979 to 1989, the United States and Saudi Arabia provided $40 billion worth of financial aid and weapons to almost 100,000 Mujahideen.
John Lennon is shot outside his NY apartment
Highest unemployment rates and worst recession in the U.S. since the Depression
President Reagan ends U.S. arms embargo against Guatemala
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
Release of Nirvana's “Nevermind” marks the start of the grunge era in music
Formal end to the Cold War
First X-Games held by ESPN
Tiger Woods is youngest golfer to win the Masters
OJ Simpson found guilty in civil case
Anthrax attacks
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
Nancy Pelosi elected as first female Speaker of the U.S. Congress
Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States
Occupy Wall Street
Hurricane Sandy
Recreational marijuana legalized in Colorado
Zika virus outbreak
David Bowie dies
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