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19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
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b1924Mickey Mouse makes his first appearance in "Steamboat Willie"
Nearly 1 in 3 people are unemployed in the U.S., the highest level during The Great Depression
Orson Welles's radio adaptation of "The War of the Worlds" (by H.G. Wells) is broadcasted
Duct Tape is developed
Gandhi is assassinated
Playboy Magazine's first issue features Marilyn Monroe as its first cover girl and nude centerfold
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b1954“The Sound of Music” opens on Broadway
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b1962Ali is stripped of his heavyweight title for refusing induction into the U.S. army
Soft contact lenses go on sale in the U.S.
New York City blackout
Thrasher magazine is founded
First 10 musicians are inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Demolition of the Berlin Wall begins
Oklahoma City bombing
“Dog town and Z-Boys” releases directed and co-written by skateboard legend Stacy Peralta
Apple introduces the iPhone
Charlie Sheen debacle
David Bowie dies
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
Silent horror classic “The Phantom of the Opera” (starring Lon Chaney) premieres
Scopes Monkey Trial (on teaching evolution in public school) comes to an end
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow meet
Classic horror film “Dracula” is released
First canned beer is sold in America
Amelia Earhart mysteriously disappears over the Pacific Ocean
"The Wizard of Oz" film premieres
Duct Tape is developed
Hitler declares Total War
Gandhi is assassinated
George Orwell's “1984” is published
The words “under God” are added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance and signed into law
“The Mickey Mouse Club” debuts on ABC
Rosa Parks is arrested in Montgomery Alabama sets the American Civil Rights Movement in motion
“The Sound of Music” opens on Broadway
First direct U.S. military involvement in Vietnam
Construction of the Berlin Wall begins
“Spiderman” makes his first appearance in a comic
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factor” is published, written by Roald Dahl
Vans shoes get their start in the surf and skateboard scene
Miniskirts are in fashion
Ali is stripped of his heavyweight title for refusing induction into the U.S. army
David Bowie's “Space Oddity” is released to coincide with Apollo 11 moon landing
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin die of overdose
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends
Rumble in the Jungle (Muhammad Ali)
The development of punk rock — The Ramones, The Clash, Iggy Pop, Sex Pistols, The Damned, etc
The “ollie” skate trick was invented by Alan Gelfand, nicknamed Ollie
Jimmy Carty establishes the National Advisory Committee for Women
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.
“A-Team” with Mr. T premieres on NBC
First Apple Macintosh goes on sale
The first .com domain name is registered
“Back to the Future” is released
Demolition of the Berlin Wall begins
Release of Nirvana's “Nevermind” marks the start of the grunge era in music
Formal end to the Cold War
Officers indicted and acquitted in Rodney King beating
eBay starts online auction and shopping site
Tiger Woods is youngest golfer to win the Masters
Google is founded
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal
Anthrax attacks
Kelly Clarkson wins first American Idol competition
Apple launches iTunes
Fidel Castro steps down as president of Cuba after 50 years in power
Justin Beiber discovered on YouTube
Michael Jackson dies
Barack Obama is re-elected
Lance Armstrong doping incident
Recreational marijuana legalized in Colorado
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