X Games Six takes place August 17-22 in San Francisco on Piers 3032.

A team assembles to develop the concept.

At a press conference at Planet Hollywood in New York City on April 12, ESPN announces that the first Extreme Games will be held in Rhode Island in June of 1995.

From June 24 through July 1, the Extreme Games are held in Newport, Providence and Middletown, R.I., and Mount Snow, Vt.

Athletes compete in 27 events in nine sport categories: Bungy Jumping, Eco-Challenge, In-line Skating, Skateboarding, Skysurfing, Sport Climbing, Street Luge, Biking and Water Sports.

Extreme Games.

Seven sponsors -- Advil, Mountain Dew, Taco Bell, Chevy Trucks, ATT, Nike and Miller Lite Ice -- lend their support to the event.

After enthusiastic response from the athletes, organizers, spectators and sponsors, ESPN decides to hold the event the following year, instead of every two years as originally announced.

In October, it is announced that Rhode Island will be the location for the 1996 event.

In January, the event name Extreme Games officially changes to the X Games.

The primary reasons for the change are to allow easier translation to international audiences and better branding opportunities.

In late June, approximately 200,000 spectators turn out for X Games Two in Newport, R.I.

The site of the first-ever Winter X Games is announced at a press conference on June 30.

Snow Summit Mountain Resort in Big Bear Lake, Calif., will host competitions in snowboarding, ice climbing, snow mountain bike racing, super-modified shovel racing and a crossover multi-sport event.

From January 30 through February 2, the inaugural Winter X Games are televised to 198 countries and territories in 21 different languages.

More than 38,000 spectators make the trek to Big Bear Lake for four days of competition.

Snowboard Big Air amazes on-lookers with a 10-story jump comprised of hundreds of tons of manmade snow.

In September, the X Games Xperience road show travels to Disneyland Paris, France.

Xperience is held in conjunction with Eurosport.

Approximately 25,000 spectators gather over four days in January at Crested Butte Mountain Resort in Colo., for Winter X Games Two.

New sports include Freeskiing, Snowmobile SnoCross and Skiboarding.

In April, the first-ever international X Games qualifying event is held.

The Asian X Games features 200 athletes from the Pacific Rim competing in Phuket, Thailand for a limited amount of spots at X Games Four in San Diego.

In June, the X Games tops its attendance mark for the fourth consecutive year as more than 233,000 spectators flock to Mariners Point in San Diego X Games Four.

Crested Butte is once again the site for Winter X Games Three.

More than 30,000 attend the event in January, which features more disciplines, including womens Freeskiing.

From June 27 through July 4, X Games Five in San Francisco attracts nearly 275,000 spectators.

ESPN announces that the X Games will now be held in August to allow for new marketing and programming opportunities.

Winter X Games Four is held February 3-6 in Mount Snow, Vt.

The first Winter X of the millennium features the largest crowds to date - 83,500 - and the debut of Winter X on the East Coast.

June through July, some of the worlds top skateboarders and BMX athletes hit the road, traveling to skate parks across the United States as part of the inaugural Tony Hawk Gigantic Skatepark Tour, which is televised documentary-style on ESPN2.

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