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3500 BCE
Oldest known shoe
The oldest known shoe is made of leather. It is called the Areni-1 and was found in Armenia. This shows that really far back in the fast, people used shoes to protect their feet.
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Revolutionizing Shoe Laces
Harvey Kennedy, A British scientists revolutionized the idea of shoe laces. It is often mistaken that he created the shoe laces, but all he did was make the idea more popular and create a new kind. It was hard to get the shoelaces through the loops in the shoe, so he invented a new shoelace. He invented the aglet. An aglet is the plastic tip on your shoe lace.
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Creation of the "Left and Right" shoe
Before 1850, shoes were "straight" which meant that if you had a pair of shoes it did not matter which foot you would put the shoe on. Creating a "Left and Right" shoe was necessary, because this contributed to making the shoe more comfortable and easy to wear. (Specific Date Unknown)
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Growth of The Production Of The Shoe
Shoe manufacturing revolutionized when an inventor named Lyman Reed Blake created a sewing machine that sewed the sole of the shoe to the rest of the shoe, which increased the production of making shoes dramatically.
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Introducing the Rubber Sole
Rubber soles were created when the U.S Rubber Company manufactured a whole line of shoes with rubber soles. What made them so popular, was the fact that they were really comfortable.(Specific Date Unknown)
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Introduction of The Running Shoe
Running Shoes were first created in 1920 when a man, who goes by Adolf Dassler. It wasn't until the 1970's when running shoes became manufactured. This was because Nike was founded and they held the title of "Best Selling Running Shoe." (Specific Date Unknown)
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Making The Shoe Comfortable
Nasa and Nike paired up to create this idea of making the shoe more comfortable. Nasa proposed the idea of adding bags of pressurized gas to provide as shock protection and add more comfort. The same technology is still used to this day. (Specific Date Unknown)
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Modern Shoe
The modern shoe is made to be comfortable and easy to walk in. They also have to be very aesthetically pleasing. There are also many different kind of shoes including Basketball, Dance, Casual, Dress Shoes, etc. There is a purpose for each one, they are all made for different things.
