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it starts
around the early 1950s is when skateing began. The idea came from sufers who wanted somthing to surf when the waves were flat.The first baords were just a peice of wood with roller skate wheels attached -
manufactured boards
the 1969s is when compines started to make skate boards. -
at its peak
in 1963 skateboarding was at its peak of popularity.Companies like jacks and hobie held skateing compitions. -
crashed
in 1965 skateboarding was as popular anymore.People felt it was somewhat unsafe -
cadillac wheels
In 1970 a man named frank nasworthy devopled a new kind of wheel made of polyurethane.He called them cadillac wheels -
boosted
in 1975 skateboarding somewhat boosted again in popularity.This was beacuse of the ocean festival contest held in del mar californa.It was a freestlye contest that showed the world what skateboarding could be. -
the ollie
in 1978 the ollie was born. A guy named Alan Gelfand named a trick he did the ollie and it caught on. -
progression
in 1980 skatebparding continued to progress. More and more tricks were discoverd. Boards also became better and better. -
video
in 1985 people started to video tape skateing. One of the first videos was called the Bone Brigrade Video Show. -
x games
in 1995 esn held its very first x games.Witxh ofcorse helped the rise of skateboarding even more
