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2016 BCE
Today
Graffiti has been around since the beginning of time. And there is probably not any kind of chemical that can buff a history -
1980 BCE
Competition between crews
Writers organized in crews, and by the sommer of 1980, competition between crews had reach fever pitch -
1980 BCE
Tough time for writers
The years 1980 to 1985 stands out as a particularly tough time for writers. The buff had made it harder to find a location to write and the laws against graffiti became tougher -
1978 BCE
Murals
In the late 1970s murals began to appear around the city -
1974 BCE
New styles
From 1971 to 1974 writers started using spraycans and making throw ups -
1972 BCE
The buff
The mayor of New York City declared war on graffiti. The buff is a major effort to clean the city of graffiti -
1971 BCE
Taki 183
Taki 183 made the New York Times and became the first famous graffiti writer -
1965 BCE
Tagging
In the late 1960s boys started writing their names in plublic places. That's called tagging
