Skateboarding By Jakob Lau Jan 1, 1949 the first skaters it was in the 1950´s the first skateboards was made and used on the street Period: Jan 1, 1949 to Aug 22, 2016 History of skateboarding http://www.skateboardingskateboards.com/skateboarding-history/ Jan 2, 1963 Skateboards gets manufactured Jan 1, 1965 skateboarding takes a dive in popularity most people stop skating and the factory's stop making them so if you need skateboards at this point you need to make them yourself.