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19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
Dorothea
b19247-Up is invented
First canned beer is sold in America
"The Wizard of Oz" film premieres
World War II ends
Persecution of Communists is initiated by Senator McCarthy
Abbie
b1954NASA is formed
Julie
b1962MLK Jr is assassinated
Nixon resigns
Pac-Man arcade game is released
Skateboarding: Vert riding takes off, followed closely by street style skating — launch ramps become popular
“The Simpsons” seen on TV for the first time
Kurt Cobain commits suicide
Columbine High School massacre
Department of Homeland Security begins operation
Justin Beiber discovered on YouTube
Recreational marijuana legalized in Colorado
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
Ellis Island closes as immigration entry point for the U.S.
Scopes Monkey Trial (on teaching evolution in public school) comes to an end
Museum of Modern Art opens in New York
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow meet
First canned beer is sold in America
Lou Gehrig retires from Major League Baseball after being diagnosed with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrigs Disease
Booker T Washington is the first black person to appear on a U.S. stamp
Hitler declares Total War
Peter Parken, a San Diego surfer, first person known to skateboard on a wooden plank mounted with roller-skate trucks
Gandhi is assassinated
U.S. successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb
Cigarette smoking is reported as causing lung cancer
Supreme Court rules on Brown vs Board of Education, stating segregation in public schools is unconstitutional
Bobby Fischer wins the U.S. Chess Championships
NASA is formed
U.S. launches the first weather satellite
SoCal surf shop Val Surf begins making its own skateboards
“Spiderman” makes his first appearance in a comic
First known skateboard contest in Hermosa, CA
Simon and Garfunkel release “Sounds of Silence”
Miniskirts are in fashion
China celebrates 20 years of communist rule by Mao Tse-Tung
MLK Jr is assassinated
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin die of overdose
Watergate Scandal
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends
First skateboard trucks specifically designed for skateboarding is designed by Ron Bennett
“Jaws” film is released
“Garfield” debuts in U.S. newspapers
July 1979, Jimmy Carter delivers his “Crisis In Confidence” speech.
NASA launched the two Voyager spacecrafts in 1977, and by the summer of 1979 Voyager 2 was approaching Jupiter, carrying Carl Sagan’s infamous “Golden Record” of life on earth with the following statement by president Carter. “This is a present from a small distant world, a token of our sounds, our science, our images, our music, our thoughts, and our feelings. We are attempting to survive our time so we may live into yours. We hope someday, having solved the problems we face, to join a community of galactic civilizations. This record represents our hope and our determination, and our good will in a vast and awesome universe - Jimmy Carter”
The Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana
“A-Team” with Mr. T premieres on NBC
The first .com domain name is registered
“Back to the Future” is released
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Release of Nirvana's “Nevermind” marks the start of the grunge era in music
Officers indicted and acquitted in Rodney King beating
Kurt Cobain commits suicide
Napster initial release
Columbine High School massacre
iPod is introduced to the market
Facebook is launched and expands to select colleges and Ivy leagues
Martha Stewart convicted of a felony
Hurricane Katrina
Justin Beiber discovered on YouTube
Amy Winehouse dies
Charlie Sheen debacle
Lance Armstrong doping incident
Brexit
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