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Surfers had gotten the idea to use a wooden board with wheels on the ground. They started to make their own boards, enjoying and learning of the new idea. -
This was the first time the word "skateboard" was ever used and seen in public. It was written and appeared in the Los Angeles Times: "The Week in Review". The article focused on people wanting to outlaw the use of the boards because more than dozens of teenagers had been injured while riding them. -
Val Surf was the first Hollywood-based surf shop to sell the first self-produced skateboards. -
Patterson Forbes is the one who produced the first complete board with more developed trucks. -
Richard Lawrence Stevenson is the man who invented the kicktail on the skateboards. Thanks to him adding / redesigning the board, we are able to do the tricks we do today. It's definitely made the sport much more fascinating. "Larry Stevenson Makaha Skateboards", a skateboarding company run from his garage in Venice Beach started running. -
Skateboarder was primarily a digital skateboarding publication that produces a limited run of hard copy versions that are sold in skateboard shops. It was founded in 1964. In 2013 they sold their last issue. The original and very first Skateboard magazine was first published in Winter 1964 as a quarterly under the name The Quarterly Skateboarder—by Surfer Publications - Editor John Severson. -
The first skate park was created and introduced in the country with facilities that included kickers and vertical ramps. Later in the year, the American soldiers introduced the activity to Germany as the sport went global. The first German skateboard center was installed in Munich which was also a host to the inaugural German skateboard championships. -
Alan Gelfand invented a maneuver ‘The Ollie.’ The first-ever trick and greatest skill in the history of skateboarding, completely revolutionizing the sport. That's when street skateboarding was born. -
The United States has officially made home to 400 skateparks. -
Thrasher Magazine is founded with a street skateboarding motto, "Skate And Destroy" -
Tony Hawk wins his first skateboard contest at the Del Mar Skate Ranch -
Tommy Guerrero, American musician, composer, and professional skateboarder wins the first street-style skateboard contest at Golden Gate Park, in San Francisco. -
The first "The Bones Brigade Video Show" is released on VHS. The Bones Brigade team featured Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta, Mike McGill, Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain, Rodney Mullen, and more. -
On June 27, Tony Hawk lands the world's first 900 during the X Games, held at San Francisco's Pier 30
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On September 29, Neversoft and Activision release "Tony Hawk's Pro Skater," a console video game for PlayStation. The title was later ported to Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Dreamcast, and N-Gage -
The International Association of Skateboard Companies (IASC) announces that June 21 becomes the Go Skateboarding Day!
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In 2016, the IOC announced that skateboarding will be officially included in the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. A major milestone has been reached for the sport, which has been also recognized as one of the most popular sports across the world. The event will feature street skateboarding and a park skateboarding competition at the Ariake Urban Sports Park. -
Brazilian skateboarder Gui Khury, 12, lands the first-ever 1080 on a vert ramp when he was only 11 years old.