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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"
The chocolate chip cookie is invented
Orson Welles's radio adaptation of "The War of the Worlds" (by H.G. Wells) is broadcasted
Instant coffee is introduced
Peter Parken, a San Diego surfer, first person known to skateboard on a wooden plank mounted with roller-skate trucks
Playboy Magazine's first issue features Marilyn Monroe as its first cover girl and nude centerfold
Abbie
b1954Bobby Fischer wins the U.S. Chess Championships
Julie
b1962Summer of Love
Watergate Scandal
Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
John Lennon is shot outside his NY apartment
“Back to the Future” is released
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Princess Diana is killed in a car crash in Paris
Anthrax attacks
Apple introduces the iPhone
Charlie Sheen debacle
19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
Ford manufactures its 10 millionth Model T automobile
Chicago Al Capone gangster turf wars
7-Up is invented
Classic horror film “Dracula” is released
First canned beer is sold in America
DuPont Corp patents nylon
McDonald's opens its first restaurant in San Bernardino, Ca
Nylon stockings go on sale
World War II ends
Bikinis go on sale in Paris
Persecution of Communists is initiated by Senator McCarthy
“I Love Lucy” premieres on CBS
The words “under God” are added to the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance and signed into law
“The Ten Commandments” premieres
Alabama Bus segregation laws declared illegal by the U.S. Supreme Court.
U.S. launches the first weather satellite
JFK is inaugurated as President of the U.S.
First direct U.S. military involvement in Vietnam
Cuban Missile Crisis
1965 Voting Rights Act becomes law, guaranteeing African Americans the right to vote
San Diego skater Pat McGee is featured on the cover of Life magazine
U.S. has nearly 500K troops in Vietnam
Emergency 911 telephone service is started in the U.S.
Isle of Wight Festival
Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin die of overdose
Jim Morrison of The Doors found dead
Rumble in the Jungle (Muhammad Ali)
Apple Computer Company is formed by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
LA drought causes resident to drain swimming pools to conserve water—these became skate bowls.
Space Invaders launches craze for video games
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.
John Lennon is shot outside his NY apartment
Sally Ride is first female American astronaut in space
Skateboarding: Vert riding takes off, followed closely by street style skating — launch ramps become popular
“Back to the Future” is released
First 10 musicians are inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The Oprah Winfrey Show debuts nationally
Demolition of the Berlin Wall begins
Release of Nirvana's “Nevermind” marks the start of the grunge era in music
Collapse of the Soviet Union
First X-Games held by ESPN
Spice Girls first #1 “Wannabe”
Tiger Woods is youngest golfer to win the Masters
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal
iPod is introduced to the market
Anthrax attacks
Department of Homeland Security begins operation
YouTube is founded
Apple introduces the iPhone
Michael Jackson dies
Barack Obama is inaugurated as President of the United States
Charlie Sheen debacle
Gay marriage becomes Constitutional Right in the U.S.
Brexit
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