Timeline: Skateboard | Timetoast

Period: Jan 1, 1950 to Dec 12, 1959

Skating in the early 50'es

Mellow surfers got the idea to surf the streets.
Period: Jan 1, 1959 to Dec 30, 1959

The first skateboard

By 1959 the first Roller Derby Skateboard was for sale.
Period: Jan 1, 1963 to Dec 31, 1963

The first skatebboarg competition

the first skateboard contest was held in Hermosa Beach, CA in 1963.
Period: Jan 1, 1965 to Dec 31, 1965

The crisis

Then in 1965 a slew of so-called safety experts pronounced skateboarding unsafe - urging stores not to sell them, and parents not to buy them.
Period: Jan 1, 1970 to Dec 31, 1979

Freestyle

Skateboarding took a boost toward the sport that we see today
Period: Jan 1, 1973 to Dec 31, 1973

1973

Then in 1973 the urethane wheel was invented, revolutionizing the sport.
Period: Jan 1, 1980 to Dec 31, 1989

Culture

Durring the 80´s, skateboarding began to influence clothing styles, music and culture.
Period: Jan 1, 1990 to Dec 31, 1999

The first skate park

The first skate park opened in NYC in the mid 90.
Period: Jan 1, 1997 to Dec 31, 1997

Winter X-game

Skateboarding was included in the 1997 Winter X Games.
Period: Jan 1, 2000 to Dec 31, 2010

1. jan 2000- 31.dec 2010

Today a pro can make anywhere from $1000 to $10,000 a month
Nov 12, 2013

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