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No one knows exactly when or why the skateboard was invented, but sometime in the 1950s someone took roller skate trucks and wheels and attached them to a piece of wood.
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In 1963 skateboarding reached its first peak in popularity.
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The first double kicktail was patented. This allowed people to ride on either side of the board.
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Skateparks were invented as a training ground for skaters to work on new tricks.
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The eurothane wheel revolutionized the skateboard because people could ride skateboards that gripped the road like never before.
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At a contest in Del Mar, the Zephyr Team skateboarders showed off a new type of skating that had never been seen before. It featured speed, power, and aggression at its core.
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Toly Alva invented the firsst frontside air. This revolutionized skateboarding because now people were not limited to just the ground.
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Rodney Mullen invents the Ollie, a trick that is at the core of modern skateboarding even to this day.
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Tony Hawk lands the first 900 at X-Games 4 during the Best Trick Contest. This trick still challenges skaters today.
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Graham Jones-Kellett went to his first skatepartk and began skating at the age of 14. He has loved it ever since.
