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Shoes Changed
The first even of someone using string to tie shoes, instead of the normal buckles and buttons -
The Soles
Charles Goodyear files a patent to process rubber into something more durable. This process was a strong start for what became rubber-soled shoes. -
Mckay Stitcher
Lyman Reed Blake created a sewing machine that can make shoes uppers into soles. It was later called the Mckay Stitcher. -
The first "sneaker"
The Untied States Rubber Company announces Keds, the first mass-produces shoe as the "sneaker." -
3-D
New Balance and Nike announce the first athletic shoes with 3-D printed soles. -
First All Foam Bottom
on Feb 22nd of this year Nike released the first all foam bottom shoe