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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
McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, Ca
The first Cannes Film Festival takes place
Persecution of Communists is initiated by Senator McCarthy
Abbie
b1954NASA is formed
Julie
b1962Summer of Love
The voting age in the U.S. is lowered to 18 years when the 26th Amendment is ratified
The Fall of Saigon
John Lennon is shot outside his NY apartment
The Oprah Winfrey Show debuts nationally
Demolition of the Berlin Wall begins
eBay starts online auction and shopping site
Columbine High School massacre
Department of Homeland Security begins operation
Justin Beiber discovered on YouTube
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)
Adolf Hitler publishes volume one of “Mein Kampf”
7-Up is invented
Classic horror film “Dracula” is released
Shirley Temple appears in her first movie "Stand Up & Cheer"
First canned beer is sold in America
"The Wizard of Oz" film premieres
Booker T Washington is the first black person to appear on a U.S. stamp
World War II ends
The first Cannes Film Festival takes place
Persecution of Communists is initiated by Senator McCarthy
The first oral contraceptive pill is invented
Sports Illustrated releases first issue
Rosa Parks is arrested in Montgomery Alabama sets the American Civil Rights Movement in motion
Disneyland opens in California
Bobby Fischer wins the U.S. Chess Championships
“The Sound of Music” opens on Broadway
U.S. launches the first weather satellite
Andy Warhol’s famous painting of a can of soup
Larry Stevenson design and manufactures the first professional skateboards, which becomes Makaha
San Diego skater Pat McGee is featured on the cover of Life magazine
Vans shoes get their start in the surf and skateboard scene
Thurgood Marshall is the first black justice on the Supreme Court
MLK Jr is assassinated
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin die of overdose
The voting age in the U.S. is lowered to 18 years when the 26th Amendment is ratified
Soft contact lenses go on sale in the U.S.
The Fall of Saigon
“Jaws” film is released
The development of punk rock — The Ramones, The Clash, Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, The Damned, etc
“Garfield” debuts in U.S. newspapers
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”
John Lennon is shot outside his NY apartment
“A-Team” with Mr. T premieres on NBC
Skateboarding: Vert riding takes off, followed closely by street style skating — launch ramps become popular
“Back to the Future” is released
“The Simpsons” seen on TV for the first time
Demolition of the Berlin Wall begins
Officers indicted and acquitted in Rodney King beating
Kurt Cobain commits suicide
First X-Games held by ESPN
eBay starts online auction and shopping site
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal
Columbine High School massacre
“Dog town and Z-Boys” releases directed and co-written by skateboard legend Stacy Peralta
Martha Stewart convicted of a felony
Facebook is launched and expands to select colleges and Ivy leagues
Apple introduces the iPhone
Healthcare Reform Bill / Affordable Care Act is signed into law
R.E.M announces breakup after 31 years
Google releases Google Glass
Gay marriage becomes Constitutional Right in the U.S.
David Bowie dies
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