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Mark Hoppus (bassist, co-lead vocalist of blink-182) is born in Ridgecrest, California. He writes blink-182's first hit, "Dammit," on a guitar that only has three strings and finishes it in a matter of minutes with the rest of the band. The fictional breakup song is the second single from their 1997 sophomore album, Dude Ranch.

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is born in Fontana, California. He joins the superhero-themed rock band The Aquabats as the mysterious Baron Von Tito before a fateful gig filling in for blink-182's original drummer earns him a permanent position with the pop-punk band in 1998.

Tom DeLonge (guitarist, co-lead vocalist for Blink-182) is born in Poway, California. Two pivotal moments in his youth shape DeLonge's future: In junior high, he picks up his first electric six-string guitar in a room filled with punk-rock records and he discovers a book about the Loch Ness Monster in the school library. The former primes him to be a rock star, while the latter inspires a lifelong fascination with mysterious phenomena.

Blink-182, a pop-punk trio from San Diego, release their major-label debut, Dude Ranch. The album boasts their first rock-radio hit, "Dammit," a breakup tune that blows out bassist Mark Hoppus' vocal chords.More

Blink-182 spin immaturity into gold (or should we say, Platinum) with their third album, Enema Of The State, which catapults the pop-punk trio to stardom with hit singles like "What's My Age Again?" and "All The Small Things."More

Blink-182 appear on Saturday Night Live for the first time, performing their Enema Of The State hits "What's My Age Again?" and "All The Small Things."

Blink-182 bassist/vocalist Mark Hoppus marries Skye Everly, an MTV talent executive who was present during rehearsals for the band's "All The Small Things" music video. Hoppus' bandmate Tom DeLonge tried to embarrass him by asking Skye if she'd go on a date with Mark, and she replied, "No thanks, I don't date artists." By the third day of the shoot, they began a secret romance.

After launching their mainstream career with Enema Of The State, pop-punk hitmakers blink-182 return with a masturbatory pun: Take Off Your Pants And Jacket. The band's resentment over being expected to write catchy radio singles ironically results in two catchy hits, leading to the album's milestone chart debut.More

Blink-182, the pop-punk purveyors of gross puns with album titles like Enema Of The State and Take Off Your Pants And Jacket, prove they're all grown up when they choose to leave their fifth album, an experimental art project, untitled.More

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker marries Playboy model Shanna Moakler in a Nightmare Before Christmas-inspired ceremony with his bandmates serving as his groomsmen. The couple's romantic connection to the classic Tim Burton film gets a nod in the blink single "I Miss You."More

Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM are seriously injured when the plane they are riding in hurtles off the end of a runway in South Carolina and hits a highway embankment.More

About four months after the plane crash that nearly killed their drummer, Travis Barker, Blink-182 announce that they are getting back together during the Grammy Awards.

Blink-182 announce Tom DeLonge's resignation, the same day that bandmates Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker slam DeLonge in a tell-all Rolling Stone interview. They claim the vocalist/guitarist will only communicate with them via email or through his manager, and his constant flakiness has kept them from recording new music. Barker adds: "It's hard to cover for someone who's disrespectful and ungrateful."

Tom DeLonge reveals his true reason for leaving blink-182: to investigate UFOs. In an interview with Mic, the "Aliens Exist" singer claims the truth is out there: "There's been hundreds and hundreds of thousands of eyewitness accounts. Trace evidence that's been analyzed by scientists across the world. Events have happened on the ground. It's all around us. I know of stuff I can't talk about right now."

Longtime blink-182 frontman Tom DeLonge receives the UFO Researcher Of The Year Award at the International UFO Congress.More

Blink-182 earn their first Grammy nomination when their seventh album, California, featuring the hit singles "Bored To Death" and "She's Out Of Her Mind," competes for Best Rock Album. The winner is Tell Me I'm Pretty by Cage The Elephant.

Blink-182 singer/bassist Mark Hoppus announces he's cancer-free after receiving five rounds of chemotherapy to treat stage 4 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, the same form of blood cancer his mother beat in 2019. Hoppus' health issues sparked a reconciliation between the bassist and blink drummer Travis Barker and their estranged bandmate Tom DeLonge. After Hoppus' successful treatment, they reunite on the 2023 album One More Time….

Blink-182 celebrate Tom DeLonge's return after an eight-year hiatus with the new single "Edging." The vocalist/guitarist left the band twice since its inception in 1992, founding the band Angels & Airwaves in the interim, but mended fences with his band members after bassist Mark Hoppus was diagnosed with cancer.

Re-creating a scene from the "All The Small Things" video, Kourtney Kardashian announces her pregnancy with blink-182 drummer Travis Barker by holding up a sign reading "Travis I'm Pregnant" at the band's concert in Los Angeles.