Great Moments In Skateboarding History 1h129

From the invention of the ollie to Tony Hawk's first 900, Kidzworld looks at great moments in skateboarding history.

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In the 1950s, the skateboard began to look kind of like the boards you see now and not just like skateboarding competition was held in 1963.

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In the 1960s, skateboards had clay wheels, which did not grip the road well - causing tons of skateboard crashes and a dramatic increase in both vert skating.

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Tony Hawk video games. Tony Hawk has invented dozens of tricks in his years of skating and he made history in 1999 by landing the first ever 900.

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In 1976, Vans designed its first skateboarding shoe.

In 1981, the first issue of Thrasher Magazine was published.

In 2005, Danny Way set skateboarding world records by jumping over the Great Wall of China on his board.

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