In 1959 the first skateboard was about to be sold made by the company Roller Derby. This board had clay wheels and a flat piece of wood for the deck. The idea of the skateboard came together around the time of when surfing was even a cooler sport than it is today. So many people decided why don't we make a land surfboard, then kids started taking pieces of wood and rollerskate wheels to make the skateboard.

In 1978 boards were being made with tails so you could pop the board up or ride on the back wheel. Then the revolutionary trick came around called the ollie or the no hands ariel. The skateboarders could hit the tails of their board and slide there front foot forward to make the board pop up and then level out.

In 1981 Thrasher Magazine came out to provide skateboarders information about skateboarding and music. Two years later Transworld Magazine had its first magizine out to try to bring back the now underground skateboarding scene, also coming up was skateboard companys with pro riders like Santa Cruz skateboards and Powell skateboards, and the team of the Bones Brigade was thought up.

The underground skate scene started to become more popular as more pros were becoming known for skateboarding from vert skaters like Christan Hosoi to street skaters like Mark Gonzales and Tommy Guerroro.

In the later 80's many new companies were popping up like Vision, World industries, Airwalk, Vans, and Etnies and skate clothes and shoes were getting very popular. Many new companies were being brought into existance, even magazines like Big Brother were just coming into place.

In 1995 ESPN 2 hosted the first ever extreme games (X-Games) where skateboarding became a big hit. The X Games were contests for people who were professional skateboarders, rollerbalders, BMXers, and even motocross.

As the X Games carried on as the most popular extreme sports competition skateboarding's popularity began to rise even higher than it was before all the way to its large popularity now.