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19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution grants women the legal right to vote
Dorothea
b1924Mickey Mouse makes his first appearance in "Steamboat Willie"
Dorthea Fields is born
Start of World War II — Nazi Germany attacks Poland. France, Australia and the UK declare war on Germany.
Anne Frank pens her last diary entry and is arrested 3 days later by the Germans
George Orwell's “1984” is published
Abbie
b1954Aluminum cans are used for the first time
Julie
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
Scientists identify the AIDS virus
“Back to the Future” is released
Collapse of the Soviet Union
Princess Diana is killed in a car crash in Paris
September 11 attacks
Apple introduces the iPhone
Nate Dogg dies
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)
Scopes Monkey Trial (on teaching evolution in public school) comes to an end
7-Up is invented
Radio City Music Hall opens in NYC
Shirley Temple appears in her first movie "Stand Up & Cheer"
Germany begins its persecution of Jews
"The Wizard of Oz" film premieres
Anne Frank pens her last diary entry and is arrested 3 days later by the Germans
World War II ends
George Orwell's “1984” is published
The first Polaroid camera is sold
Cigarette smoking is reported as causing lung cancer
Playboy Magazine's first issue features Marilyn Monroe as its first cover girl and nude centerfold
Ellis Island in NY closes as a point of immigration
Elvis Presley purchases a mansion in Memphis and calls it Graceland
Laika, a dog becomes the first animal to enter space on Sputnik 2
“Twilight Zone” airs for the first time
“Spiderman” makes his first appearance in a comic
Kids begin referring to skating as “sidewalk surfing”
MLK Jr delivers “I have a dream” speech
San Diego skater Pat McGee is featured on the cover of Life magazine
Vans shoes get their start in the surf and skateboard scene
Emergency 911 telephone service is started in the U.S.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono's “Bed-In” for peace
Isle of Wight Festival
Comeback of skateboarding with the invention of urethane wheels by Frank Nasworthy
Rumble in the Jungle (Muhammad Ali)
LA drought causes resident to drain swimming pools to conserve water—these became skate bowls.
New York City blackout
The “ollie” skate trick was invented by Alan Gelfand, nicknamed Ollie
CNN becomes the first 24 hour news station
Scientists identify the AIDS virus
Highest unemployment rates and worst recession in the U.S. since the Depression
President Reagan ends U.S. arms embargo against Guatemala
First 10 musicians are inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Prozac makes it debut in the U.S. for treating depression
“The Simpsons” seen on TV for the first time
Demolition of the Berlin Wall begins
Officers indicted and acquitted in Rodney King beating
Bill Clinton is President of the United States
Kurt Cobain commits suicide
Google is founded
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal
Napster initial release
Apple launches iTunes
Saddam Hussein is captured by U.S. forces
Martha Stewart convicted of a felony
Apple introduces the iPhone
Justin Beiber discovered on YouTube
Charlie Sheen debacle
Barack Obama is re-elected
Malala Tousafzai recieves Nobel Peace Prize
Zika virus outbreak
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