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19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
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b1924Amelia Earhart becomes the first woman to fly across the Atlantic
The chocolate chip cookie is invented
Germany begins its persecution of Jews
Duct Tape is developed
Bikinis go on sale in Paris
U.S. successfully detonates the first hydrogen bomb
Abbie
b1954Alaska & Hawaii become U.S. states
Julie
b1962First known skatepark opens in Anaheim, California
First jumbo jet, the Boeing 747, completes its first commercial flight
Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
Pac-Man arcade game is released
First Apple Macintosh goes on sale
Demolition of the Berlin Wall begins
Kurt Cobain commits suicide
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal
Facebook is launched and expands to select colleges and Ivy leagues
Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States
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19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
Ford manufactures its 10 millionth Model T automobile
Ford announces the 40-hour work week
Wall Street Crash marks the period of The Great Depression for the U.S. and the rest of the world
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow meet
First canned beer is sold in America
Adolf Hitler opens the 11th Olympic Games in Berlin
McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, Ca
Instant coffee is introduced
Adolf Hitler and his wife of one day, Eva Braun, commit suicide
Peter Parken, a San Diego surfer, first person known to skateboard on a wooden plank mounted with roller-skate trucks
The first Polaroid camera is sold
The words “under God” are added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance and signed into law
Disneyland opens in California
Rosa Parks is arrested in Montgomery Alabama sets the American Civil Rights Movement in motion
“The Sound of Music” opens on Broadway
Alaska & Hawaii become U.S. states
Aluminum cans are used for the first time
“Spiderman” makes his first appearance in a comic
“Days of Our Lives” debuts
MLK Jr leads civil rights march in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery
1965 Voting Rights Act becomes law, guaranteeing African Americans the right to vote
David Bowie's “Space Oddity” is released to coincide with Apollo 11 moon landing
John Lennon and Yoko Ono's “Bed-In” for peace
The voting age in the U.S. is lowered to 18 years when the 26th Amendment is ratified
Jim Morrison of The Doors found dead
Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
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.
The 1979 oil crisis or occurred in the United States due to decreased oil output in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. The price of crude oil more than doubled to $39.50 per barrel over the next 12 months, and long lines once again appeared at gas stations, as they had in the 1973 oil crisis.
Sally Ride is first female American astronaut in space
President Reagan ends U.S. arms embargo against Guatemala
Sony makes the first 3 1/2” computer disk
Skateboarding: Vert riding takes off, followed closely by street style skating — launch ramps become popular
Demolition of the Berlin Wall begins
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Release of Nirvana's “Nevermind” marks the start of the grunge era in music
Kurt Cobain commits suicide
First X-Games held by ESPN
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal
Google is founded
Columbine High School massacre
Kelly Clarkson wins first American Idol competition
Apple launches iTunes
Saddam Hussein is captured by U.S. forces
Fidel Castro steps down as president of Cuba after 50 years in power
Justin Beiber discovered on YouTube
Michael Jackson dies
Hurricane Sandy
Google releases Google Glass
Robin Williams dies
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