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19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
Dorothea
b19247-Up is invented
"King Kong" premieres
Orson Welles's radio adaptation of "The War of the Worlds" (by H.G. Wells) is broadcasted
The Great Depression ends in the U.S. with unemployment figures falling due to WWII-related work
George Orwell's “1984” is published
Abbie
b1954Barbie is launched by Mattel
Julie
b1962MLK Jr is assassinated
Dorthea gets divorced
New York City blackout
President Reagan ends U.S. arms embargo against Guatemala
“The Simpsons” seen on TV for the first time
Bill Clinton is President of the United States
Google is founded
Saddam Hussein is captured by U.S. forces
Justin Beiber discovered on YouTube
Hurricane Sandy
David Bowie dies
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)
Ford manufactures its 10 millionth Model T automobile
Museum of Modern Art opens in New York
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow meet
"King Kong" premieres
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
Adolf Hitler and his wife of one day, Eva Braun, commit suicide
The first Polaroid camera is sold
The first oral contraceptive pill is invented
Cigarette smoking is reported as causing lung cancer
The words “under God” are added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance and signed into law
Alabama Bus segregation laws declared illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bobby Fischer wins the U.S. Chess Championships
Barbie is launched by Mattel
SoCal surf shop Val Surf begins making its own skateboards
Kids begin referring to skating as “sidewalk surfing”
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factor” is published, written by Roald Dahl
The Quarterly Skateboarder is released (later called Skateboarder magazine)
Vans shoes get their start in the surf and skateboard scene
Emergency 911 telephone service is started in the U.S.
The Who release “Tommy” rock opera
The Jackson 5 release their debut album
First skateboard trucks specifically designed for skateboarding is designed by Ron Bennett
U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends
Roe vs. Wade makes abortion a U.S. constitutional right
Fidel Castro becomes the President of Cuba
New York City blackout
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”
The Iranian Revolution, also known as the Islamic Revolution or the 1979 Revolution; refers to events involving the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who was supported by the United States and its eventual replacement with an Islamic republic under the Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the leader of the revolution, supported by various leftist and Islamist organizations and Iranian student movements.
Thrasher magazine is founded
Scientists identify the AIDS virus
Sony and Philips introduce the first commercial CD players
Skateboarding: Vert riding takes off, followed closely by street style skating — launch ramps become popular
Prozac makes it debut in the U.S. for treating depression
“The Simpsons” seen on TV for the first time
Release of Nirvana's “Nevermind” marks the start of the grunge era in music
Officers indicted and acquitted in Rodney King beating
Bill Clinton is President of the United States
eBay starts online auction and shopping site
OJ Simpson found guilty in civil case
Tiger Woods is youngest golfer to win the Masters
“Dog town and Z-Boys” releases directed and co-written by skateboard legend Stacy Peralta
iPod is introduced to the market
Wikipedia goes online
Hurricane Katrina
Apple introduces the iPhone
Michael Jackson dies
Charlie Sheen debacle
R.E.M announces breakup after 31 years
Gay marriage becomes Constitutional Right in the U.S.
David Bowie dies
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