Golden Minutes
Not every meaningful minute happened after August 29, 2026. Some of history's most unforgettable moments came long before Own The Minute existed — and we think they deserve to be owned too.
Below is a curated collection of Golden Moments: real, documented minutes from history, science, culture, and sport. These aren't part of our regular day-by-day catalog, so they work a little differently. Find the moment that speaks to you, then click "Request this minute" to send us a quick email. We'll send you the link to purchase it, then mark that minute SOLD — so once it's yours, it's yours alone, forever.
Golden Moments come in three tiers — Legendary, Historic, and Memorable — based on how large the moment looms in the world's memory. But we didn't want to flatten history into three flat prices. A minute that changed the course of the 20th century and a minute that just made someone smile aren't worth the same amount, so each one is priced on its own.
This collection is refreshed every few months, so a moment listed today may not be available later. If one speaks to you, don't wait too long.
Legendary Moments - Gold Seal & Public Registry
Every Legendary Moment comes with a certificate carrying the Gold Seal, and something no other tier gets: a permanent entry in our public registry. Once claimed, your minute is listed online — publicly viewable, impossible to dispute — the deed to your piece of history.
July 20, 1969 – 10:56 PM — $69,000 — Neil Armstrong becomes the first human to walk on the Moon. Request this minute →
December 17, 1903 – 10:35 AM — $19,030 — The Wright brothers complete the first powered flight in history, Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Request this minute →
November 9, 1989 – 11:30 PM — $19,890 — The first checkpoints open in the Berlin Wall, reuniting a divided city. Request this minute →
April 12, 1961 – 9:07 AM — $50,610 — Yuri Gagarin becomes the first human in space. Request this minute →
March 10, 1876 – 7:00 PM — $38,760 — Alexander Graham Bell places the first telephone call in history. Request this minute →
August 28, 1963 – 3:00 PM — $63,630 — Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. Request this minute →
May 29, 1953 – 11:30 AM — $11,300 — Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first climbers to summit Mount Everest. Request this minute →
February 11, 1990 – 4:14 PM — $41,400 — Nelson Mandela walks free after 27 years in prison. Request this minute →
July 13, 1985 – 6:41 PM — $19,850 — Queen takes the stage at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, in one of the most celebrated performances in music history. Request this minute →
January 9, 2007 – 9:41 AM — $27,410 — Steve Jobs unveils the first iPhone. Request this minute →
October 14, 1947 – 10:24 AM — $19,470 — Chuck Yeager becomes the first pilot to break the sound barrier. Request this minute →
May 6, 1954 – 6:59 PM — $6,590 — Roger Bannister becomes the first person to run a mile in under four minutes. Request this minute →
October 30, 1974 – 4:57 AM — $19,740 — Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in the legendary "Rumble in the Jungle." Request this minute →
December 24, 1968 – 4:38 PM — $43,680 — The crew of Apollo 8 captures "Earthrise," the first photograph of Earth from the Moon. Request this minute →
June 2, 1953 – 12:34 PM — $53,340 — Queen Elizabeth II is crowned at Westminster Abbey. Request this minute →
August 16, 2009 – 9:35 PM CEST — $9,580 — Usain Bolt sets the 100m world record at the World Championships in Berlin. Request this minute →
May 25, 1977 – 7:00 PM — $19,770 — Star Wars premieres in theaters, changing cinema forever. Request this minute →
February 9, 1964 – 8:12 PM EST — $8,120 — The Beatles make their American television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. Request this minute →
July 4, 2012 – 9:00 AM — $29,120 — CERN announces the discovery of the Higgs boson. Request this minute →
August 15, 1969 – 5:07 PM — $5,690 — The Woodstock festival opens. Request this minute →
August 13, 2016 – 10:15 PM — $23,000 — Michael Phelps wins his 23rd Olympic gold medal in Rio, becoming the most decorated Olympian in history. Request this minute →
July 18, 1976 – 7:00 PM — $10,000 — Nadia Comăneci scores the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history, Montreal. Request this minute →
December 12, 1901 – 12:30 PM — $19,010 — Guglielmo Marconi receives the first transatlantic radio signal. Request this minute →
January 1, 2000 – 12:00 AM — $200,000 — The world welcomes the new millennium. Request this minute →
May 20, 1927 – 7:52 AM — $17,520 — Charles Lindbergh takes off on the first solo transatlantic flight. Request this minute →
December 3, 1967 – 11:00 PM — $19,110 — Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the world's first successful human heart transplant, Cape Town. Request this minute →
October 29, 1969 – 10:30 PM — $10,300 — The first message is sent between two computers, marking the birth of ARPANET, the ancestor of the internet. Request this minute →
July 17, 1955 – 10:00 AM — $19,550 — Disneyland opens in Anaheim, California, the first Disney theme park in the world. Request this minute →
September 18, 1985 – 7:00 PM — $19,850 — Super Mario Bros. is released for the NES, launching a gaming icon. Request this minute →
October 4, 1957 – 7:28 PM — $12,800 — The Soviet Union launches Sputnik 1, opening the Space Age. Request this minute →
Historic Moments - Silver Seal
Every Historic Moment comes with a certificate carrying the Silver Seal, marked with a distinguishing title that reflects the nature of the moment itself — a mark of standing reserved for events that shaped something larger than the day they happened in.
September 28, 1928 – 9:00 AM — $4,999 — Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin. Request this minute →
August 6, 1991 – 9:00 AM — $4,040 — Tim Berners-Lee publishes the first website to the public. Request this minute →
January 15, 1967 – 3:00 PM — $1,967 — The first Super Bowl is played. Request this minute →
June 26, 2000 – 10:19 AM — $2,000 — Scientists announce the completion of the first draft of the human genome. Request this minute →
April 11, 1970 – 1:13 PM — $1,970 — Apollo 13 launches from Kennedy Space Center. Request this minute →
July 20, 1976 – 9:00 AM — $1,760 — Viking 1 sends the first close-up photographs from the surface of Mars. Request this minute →
January 1, 1994 – 12:00 AM — $1,994 — NAFTA officially takes effect across North America. Request this minute →
April 12, 1955 – 2:00 PM — $2,955 — The successful polio vaccine, developed by Dr. Jonas Salk, is announced to the world. Request this minute →
December 1, 1955 – 6:00 PM — $3,955 — Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat in Montgomery, Alabama. Request this minute →
May 8, 1945 – 3:00 PM — $3,945 — Winston Churchill announces V-E Day, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe. Request this minute →
October 21, 1879 – 1:30 PM — $1,379 — Thomas Edison successfully tests the long-lasting incandescent light bulb. Request this minute →
December 10, 1901 – 9:00 AM — $1,909 — The first Nobel Prize ceremony is held in Stockholm. Request this minute →
December 1, 1990 – 9:00 AM — $2,990 — Workers complete the Channel Tunnel breakthrough, connecting England and France for the first time. Request this minute →
July 9, 2011 – 12:00 AM — $1,211 — South Sudan declares independence, becoming the world's newest nation. SOLD
March 13, 1781 – 11:00 PM — $3,781 — William Herschel discovers the planet Uranus. Request this minute →
November 24, 1859 – 9:00 AM — $2,859 — Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species." Request this minute →
December 7, 1972 – 5:33 AM — $1,572 — Apollo 17 launches, and its crew captures the famous "Blue Marble" photograph of Earth. Request this minute →
January 1, 2002 – 12:00 AM — $2,002 — The euro officially enters circulation across 12 European countries. Request this minute →
January 20, 2009 – 12:05 PM — $4,400 — Barack Obama is sworn in as the first African American President of the United States. Request this minute →
May 9, 1950 – 6:00 PM — $1,950 — The Schuman Declaration is announced, laying the first foundation for the European Union. Request this minute →
July 20, 1969 – 4:17 PM — $4,969 — The Apollo 11 lunar module "Eagle" touches down on the Moon — a different, earlier minute than Armstrong's first step. Request this minute →
October 1, 1971 – 1:00 PM — $1,971 — Walt Disney World opens in Florida. Request this minute →
September 30, 1935 – 9:00 AM — $1612 — The Hoover Dam is officially dedicated. Request this minute →
June 15, 1215 – 9:00 AM — $2,999 — King John seals the Magna Carta at Runnymede. Request this minute →
April 6, 1896 – 2:00 PM — $2,896 — The first modern Olympic Games open in Athens. Request this minute →
July 4, 1776 – 2:00 PM — $1,976 — The Declaration of Independence is adopted in Philadelphia. Request this minute →
November 10, 1969 – 9:00 AM — $1,669 — Sesame Street airs its first episode. Request this minute →
May 24, 1844 – 8:45 AM — $3,844 — Samuel Morse sends the first long-distance telegraph message: "What hath God wrought." Request this minute →
September 26, 1957 – 7:00 PM — $3,977 — "West Side Story" opens on Broadway. Request this minute →
2September 7, 1927 – 2:00 PM — $2,291 — Philo Farnsworth transmits the first fully electronic television image. Request this minute →
July 1, 1867 – 12:00 AM — $3,867 — Canada becomes a self-governing dominion through Confederation. Request this minute →
August 15, 1947 – 12:00 AM — $1,912 — India gains independence. Request this minute →
April 6, 1909 – 2:00 PM — $1,549 — Robert Peary's expedition reports reaching the North Pole. Request this minute →
June 21, 1948 – 9:00 AM — $4,948 — The Manchester Baby, the world's first stored-program computer, runs its first program. Request this minute →
August 27, 1859 – 9:00 AM — $2,859 — Edwin Drake strikes oil at the first commercial oil well in Titusville, Pennsylvania, launching the modern oil industry. Request this minute →
Memorable Moments - Bronze Seal
Every Memorable Moment comes with a certificate carrying the Bronze Seal — simple, genuine, and yours forever.
April 23, 2005 – 8:27 PM — $180 — "Me at the zoo," the first video ever uploaded to YouTube, goes live. Request this minute →
February 4, 2004 – 7:00 PM — $240 — Mark Zuckerberg launches "Thefacebook" from a Harvard dorm room. Request this minute →
March 21, 2006 – 9:50 PM — $140 — Jack Dorsey sends the first tweet in history: "just setting up my twttr." Request this minute →
August 1, 1981 – 12:01 AM — $810 — MTV goes on air for the first time with "Video Killed the Radio Star." Request this minute →
June 7, 1998 – 9:00 AM — $980 — Google Inc. is officially incorporated. Request this minute →
May 12, 2008 – 9:00 AM — $80 — Airbnb is founded. Request this minute →
July 27, 1940 – 2:00 PM — $400 — Bugs Bunny makes his first official appearance in "A Wild Hare." Request this minute →
December 5, 1933 – 5:32 PM — $210 — Prohibition officially ends in the United States as Utah ratifies the 21st Amendment. Request this minute →
February 29, 2020 – 9:00 AM — $290 — A rare Leap Day, celebrated once every four years. Request this minute →
December 31, 1999 – 11:59 PM — $1,000 — The final minute of the 20th century. Request this minute →
December 31, 2019 – 11:59 PM — $200 — The final minute of the 2010s decade. Request this minute →
January 1, 1970 – 12:00 AM — $70 — The start of Unix Time — the "minute zero" of modern computing. Request this minute →
May 17, 2004 – 12:01 AM — $240 — The first legally recognized same-sex marriages take place in Massachusetts. Request this minute →
April 1, 1976 – 2:00 PM — $760 — Apple Computer is founded in a garage in Los Gatos, California. Request this minute →
October 24, 1901 – 9:00 AM — $501 — Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel. Request this minute →
September 3, 1967 – 5:00 AM — $670 — Sweden switches from driving on the left to the right side of the road overnight ("Dagen H"), and the whole country pauses. Request this minute →
July 15, 2006 – 9:00 AM — $60 — Twitter is publicly launched. SOLD
September 5, 1977 – 10:56 AM — $770 — Voyager 1 launches, carrying the Golden Record into interstellar space. Request this minute →
December 25, 1990 – 7:00 PM — $440 — Tim Berners-Lee successfully tests the first communication between an HTTP client and server. Request this minute →
June 18, 1983 – 7:33 AM — $830 — Sally Ride becomes the first American woman in space. Request this minute →
May 6, 1994 – 12:50 PM — $940 — The Channel Tunnel officially opens to the public. Request this minute →
October 1, 1908 – 9:00 AM — $850 — Ford introduces the Model T, making cars affordable for ordinary families. Request this minute →
August 12, 1877 – 2:00 PM — $770 — Thomas Edison invents the phonograph, the first device to record and play back sound. Request this minute →
January 26, 1926 – 11:00 PM — $260 — John Logie Baird gives the first public demonstration of television. SOLD
March 3, 1938 – 9:00 AM — $380 — Action Comics #1 is published, introducing Superman, the first modern superhero. Request this minute →
May 5, 1961 – 9:34 AM — $610 — Alan Shepard becomes the first American in space. Request this minute →
December 26, 1898 – 9:00 AM — $980 — Marie and Pierre Curie announce the discovery of radium. Request this minute →
November 12, 1980 – 2:00 PM — $800 — Voyager 1 sends back the first detailed images of Saturn's rings. Request this minute →
December 14, 1900 – 2:00 PM — $100 — Max Planck presents his quantum theory to the German Physical Society, founding quantum physics. Request this minute →
June 20, 1975 – 7:00 PM — $750 — "Jaws" premieres in theaters, creating the modern summer blockbuster. Request this minute →
November 19, 1969 – 2:00 PM — $690 — Alan Bean and Pete Conrad become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon during Apollo 12. Request this minute →
August 25, 1991 – 8:00 PM — $910 — Linus Torvalds announces the first version of the Linux kernel. Request this minute →
April 30, 1993 – 9:00 AM — $0 — CERN puts the World Wide Web software into the public domain, making it free for anyone to use. Request this minute →