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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
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”
World War II ends
Persecution of Communists is initiated by Senator McCarthy
Abbie
b1954Bobby Fischer wins the U.S. Chess Championships
Julie
b1962First known skatepark opens in Anaheim, California
Comeback of skateboarding with the invention of urethane wheels by Frank Nasworthy
New York City blackout
President Reagan ends U.S. arms embargo against Guatemala
“The Simpsons” seen on TV for the first time
Kurt Cobain commits suicide
“Dog town and Z-Boys” releases directed and co-written by skateboard legend Stacy Peralta
Apple introduces the iPhone
R.E.M announces breakup after 31 years
Gay marriage becomes Constitutional Right in the U.S.
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
Ford manufactures its 10 millionth Model T automobile
Chicago Al Capone gangster turf wars
7-Up is invented
U.S. National Anthem becomes The Star Spangled Banner
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
McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, Ca
Duct Tape is developed
World War II ends
The “Diary of Anne Frank” is published
Persecution of Communists is initiated by Senator McCarthy
The first oral contraceptive pill is invented
The words “under God” are added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance and signed into law
Alabama Bus segregation laws declared illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Jim Fitzpatrick and George “Buster” P. Wilson nail roller-skate trucks onto 6x1 wood planks to make homemade skateboards
“Twilight Zone” airs for the first time
Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space
Andy Warhol’s famous painting of a can of soup
MLK Jr delivers “I have a dream” speech
The Quarterly Skateboarder is released (later called Skateboarder magazine)
Vans shoes get their start in the surf and skateboard scene
First known skatepark opens in Anaheim, California
Evel Knievel jumps his motorcycle over 16 cars lined up in a row
David Bowie's “Space Oddity” is released to coincide with Apollo 11 moon landing
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin die of overdose
Comeback of skateboarding with the invention of urethane wheels by Frank Nasworthy
Rumble in the Jungle (Muhammad Ali)
“Jaws” film is released
LA drought causes resident to drain swimming pools to conserve water—these became skate bowls.
Space Invaders launches craze for video games
Post-It notes are invented by 3M
MTV is launched
Sally Ride is first female American astronaut in space
Sony and Philips introduce the first commercial CD players
First 10 musicians are inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
“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
Kurt Cobain commits suicide
First X-Games held by ESPN
Princess Diana is killed in a car crash in Paris
Google is founded
iPod is introduced to the market
“Dog town and Z-Boys” releases directed and co-written by skateboard legend Stacy Peralta
Saddam Hussein is captured by U.S. forces
Apple introduces the iPhone
Fidel Castro steps down as president of Cuba after 50 years in power
Michael Jackson dies
Austrian Felix Baumgartner becomes first person to break the sound barrier without mechanical assistance
Barack Obama is re-elected
Recreational marijuana legalized in Colorado
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