1989 Event East Germany drops communist monopoly from its constitution 1984 Event Supreme Court ends NCAA monopoly on college football telecasts 1967 Death Charles Darrow, U.S. inventor of Monopoly, dies 1935 Event Charles Darrow patents Monopoly 1935 Event Parker Brothers launches game of Monopoly 1935 Event Monopoly invented by Charles Darrow symbol Rich Uncle Pennybags 1935 Event Monopoly board game goes on sale for 1st time 1933 Event Game of "Monopoly" invented 1827 Event Dutch Trade Company NHM gets opium monopoly on Java 1826 Event Dutch Business Me gets monopoly on opium trade in Java/Madura 1575 Event English queen Elizabeth I grants Thomas Tallis and William Byrd music press monopoly
