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its starts in the 1950.
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It was a Roller Derby skateboard.
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Larry Stevenson and Hobie Alter starts to mass produce.
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Skateboarding became popular, almost overnight.
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Over fifty million skateboards were sold in a three years period.
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The first skateboarding contest was held in Hermosa Beach.
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The first genreration skateboarders make the foundation of tricks and style.
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Empty swimming pools and cylindrical pipes was exploited as terrain for the first time.
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In the 80 the Plywood ramp and streetstyle revialized skateboarding just as the urethane wheel had revitalized the sport in the 70
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Skateboarders have been present in campaings for products from soft drinks to potato chips, candy to phone compaings.
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Skateboarding was also included in x-games in the 1997 winter x-game
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In 2000 a pro can make anywhere from $1000 to $10,000 a month