Timeline of Flying Disc history: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 21:34, 16 August 2026

This timeline of Flying Disc history will connect dated events to full articles and primary sources. It is an index, not a substitute for historical explanation.

Before 1900

Add only events supported by dated evidence.

1900–1949

Research manufacturing, popular play, terminology, and precursor accounts.

1950–1969

Research purpose-built products, business histories, new games, clubs, and early organized activity.

1970–1989

Research courses, organizations, rules, manufacturers, media, and expanding competition.

1990–2009

Research professionalization, technology, media, international growth, and community institutions.

2010–present

Use stable secondary and primary sources; avoid turning the timeline into a news feed.

Inclusion standard

Every entry needs an event date, concise description, place where relevant, one reliable citation, and a link to a full article or research note.

Research needed: Populate from the museum’s exhibit chronology and flag disputed dates rather than silently choosing one.

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-The '''history of the flying disc''' includes the objects, inventions, businesses, sports, and informal practices that turned thrown discs into a global form of play and competition.
+This '''timeline of Flying Disc history''' will connect dated events to full articles and primary sources. It is an index, not a substitute for historical explanation.
-== Explore the history ==
+== Before 1900 ==
-* [[Early flying-disc play]]
+Add only events supported by dated evidence.
-* [[Frisbie pie tin]]
-* [[Flyin-Saucer]]
-* [[Pluto Platter]]
-* [[Objects and Technology]]
-* [[History of Disc Golf]]
-== Major periods ==
+== 1900–1949 ==
-=== Precursors and informal play ===
+Research manufacturing, popular play, terminology, and precursor accounts.
-Document earlier thrown-disc practices and separate well-sourced evidence from later origin stories.
-=== Commercial flying discs ===
+== 1950–1969 ==
-Trace the transition from repurposed objects to products designed and marketed for flight.
+Research purpose-built products, business histories, new games, clubs, and early organized activity.
-=== Sports, institutions, and communities ===
+== 1970–1989 ==
-Explain how new games, organizations, competitions, media, and local communities developed around the flying disc.
+Research courses, organizations, rules, manufacturers, media, and expanding competition.
-== Museum connections ==
+== 1990–2009 ==
-The museumâ€™s artifact sequence includes a Frisbie pie tin, the Flyin-Saucer, and the Pluto Platter. Object-level catalog records belong in the [https://collections.nationaldiscgolfmuseum.com/s/collections Collections].
+Research professionalization, technology, media, international growth, and community institutions.
-== Sources and research notes ==
+== 2010–present ==
-{{Research needed|Build a dated, citation-supported narrative using patents, advertisements, trade material, oral histories, period publications, and museum object files.}}
+Use stable secondary and primary sources; avoid turning the timeline into a news feed.
-[[Category:Flying Disc history]]
+== Inclusion standard ==
+Every entry needs an event date, concise description, place where relevant, one reliable citation, and a link to a full article or research note.
+{{Research needed|Populate from the museum’s exhibit chronology and flag disputed dates rather than silently choosing one.}}
+[[Category:Research tools]] [[Category:Flying Disc history]]