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Skateboarding down the years

Skateboarding was invented in the 1930s American kids were bored of rollerskates and decided to attach them to a single piece of wood In 1958 "Sidewalk surfing" as it was known then really took off An American surf shop struck a deal with a rollerskate manufacturer to produce boards with four wheels at the bottom Nowadays superstars like Tony Hawk perform all over the world