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19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
Dorothea
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”
The first Cannes Film Festival takes place
U.S. successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb
Abbie
b1954Barbie is launched by Mattel
Julie
b1962MLK Jr is assassinated
Nixon resigns
Post-It notes are invented by 3M
“We Are The World” is reordered as USA for Africa to raise money for famine relief
“The Simpsons” seen on TV for the first time
Oklahoma City bombing
iPod is introduced to the market
Apple introduces the iPhone
Hurricane Sandy
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
Frozen foods are sold commercially for the first time
Classic horror film “Dracula” is released
Amelia Earhart mysteriously disappears over the Pacific Ocean
DuPont Corp patents nylon
The minimum draft age is lowered from 21 to 18
The Great Depression ends in the U.S. with unemployment figures falling due to WWII-related work
Gandhi is assassinated
The first Polaroid camera is sold
The words “under God” are added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance and signed into law
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
“The Sound of Music” opens on Broadway
“Twilight Zone” airs for the first time
U.S. launches the first weather satellite
Kids begin referring to skating as “sidewalk surfing”
The Beatles have 13 singles Billboard's Hot 100 at the same time
“Days of Our Lives” debuts
The Quarterly Skateboarder is released (later called Skateboarder magazine)
Miniskirts are in fashion
Woodstock
The voting age in the U.S. is lowered to 18 years when the 26th Amendment is ratified
Nixon resigns
“Jaws” film is released
LA drought causes resident to drain swimming pools to conserve water—these became skate bowls.
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.
Post-It notes are invented by 3M
Highest unemployment rates and worst recession in the U.S. since the Depression
Sony makes the first 3 1/2” computer disk
First Apple Macintosh goes on sale
Skateboarding: Vert riding takes off, followed closely by street style skating — launch ramps become popular
First 10 musicians are inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Demolition of the Berlin Wall begins
Release of Nirvana's “Nevermind” marks the start of the grunge era in music
Officers indicted and acquitted in Rodney King beating
Spice Girls first #1 “Wannabe”
OJ Simpson found guilty in civil case
Tiger Woods is youngest golfer to win the Masters
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal
Kelly Clarkson wins first American Idol competition
Apple launches iTunes
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
Amy Winehouse dies
Google releases Google Glass
Robin Williams dies
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