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1870s-Plimsoles
In the late 18th century, people wore rubber soled shoes called plimsolls, but they were pretty crude—for one thing, there was no right foot or left foot -
Keds
Around 1892, the U.S. Rubber Company came up with more comfortable rubber sneakers with canvas tops, called Keds. -
KEDS MASS PRODUCED
Keds began to be mass produced. (They got the nickname because they were so quiet, a person wearing them could sneak up on someone) -
CONVERSE ALL-STARS
Marquis Converse produced the first shoe made just for basketball, called Converse All-Stars.Indiana hoops star named Chuck Taylor endorsed the shoes, and they became known as Chuck Taylor All-Stars. These are the best-selling basketball shoes of all time. -
ADIDAS
That’s when a German man named Adi Dassler created a sneaker that he named after himself: Adidas. -
ADIDAS WORLD ACCLAIM
Track star Jessie Owens wore Adidas when he won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics. -
NIKE AIR JORDANS
Michael Jordan signed a contract to wear a Nike shoe called Air Jordans—the most famous sneaker ever made.
