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19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
Dorothea
b19247-Up is invented
The chocolate chip cookie is invented
"The Wizard of Oz" film premieres
The Great Depression ends in the U.S. with unemployment figures falling due to WWII-related work
Gandhi is assassinated
Abbie
b1954“Twilight Zone” airs for the first time
Julie
b1962“Star Tek” debuts on NBC
The voting age in the U.S. is lowered to 18 years when the 26th Amendment is ratified
“Jaws” film is released
July 1979, Jimmy Carter delivers his “Crisis In Confidence” speech.
First Apple Macintosh goes on sale
“The Simpsons” seen on TV for the first time
Oklahoma City bombing
“Dog town and Z-Boys” releases directed and co-written by skateboard legend Stacy Peralta
Nancy Pelosi elected as first female Speaker of the U.S. Congress
Twitter IPO
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
7-Up 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.
Shirley Temple appears in her first movie "Stand Up & Cheer"
Germany begins its persecution of Jews
"The Wizard of Oz" film premieres
The Great Depression ends in the U.S. with unemployment figures falling due to WWII-related work
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki mark the first time nuclear weapons are used in war
The first Polaroid camera is sold
U.S. successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb
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
Little Rock Nine
Bobby Fischer wins the U.S. Chess Championships
U.S. launches the first weather satellite
Construction of the Berlin Wall begins
Marilyn Monroe sings Happy Birthday to President Kennedy
Bob Dylan walks off the Ed Sullivan show
“Star Tek” debuts on NBC
First known skatepark opens in Anaheim, California
China celebrates 20 years of communist rule by Mao Tse-Tung
The Who release “Tommy” rock opera
Isle of Wight Festival
Watergate Scandal
First skateboard trucks specifically designed for skateboarding is designed by Ron Bennett
Rumble in the Jungle (Muhammad Ali)
The development of punk rock — The Ramones, The Clash, Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, The Damned, etc
LA drought causes resident to drain swimming pools to conserve water—these became skate bowls.
July 1979, Jimmy Carter delivers his “Crisis In Confidence” speech.
The Xerox Alto, seen here in 1979, became well known in Silicon Valley and its GUI was increasingly seen as the future of computing. In 1979, Steve Jobs arranged a deal in which Apple Computer would license the concepts from Xerox in exchange for Xerox being able to purchase stock options in Apple. After two famous visits to see the Alto, Apple engineers used the concepts to introduce the Apple Lisa and Macintosh systems, sparking the GUI revolution that took hold during the 1980s.
John Lennon is shot outside his NY apartment
Sony makes the first 3 1/2” computer disk
Skateboarding: Vert riding takes off, followed closely by street style skating — launch ramps become popular
The first .com domain name is registered
“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
Bill Clinton is President of the United States
First X-Games held by ESPN
Tiger Woods is youngest golfer to win the Masters
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
Nancy Pelosi elected as first female Speaker of the U.S. Congress
Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States
Charlie Sheen debacle
Google releases Google Glass
Robin Williams dies
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