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Ole Kirk Kristiansen, master carpenter and joiner, establishes his business in the village of Billund, Denmark. His firm manufactures stepladders, ironing boards, stools and wooden toys.
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adopts name lego has 6-7 employees
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manufactures first lego wooden duck
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lego factory has 10 employees
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Denmark is occupied by the germans.Godtfred Kirk Christiansen doesn't travel to germany as planned and becomes manager of lego
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lego factory burned down but the toy production is quickly resumed
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lego automatic binding brick with 4 and 8 studs is developed
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The Automatic Binding Bricks get a new name: "LEGO Mursten" ("LEGO Bricks").
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lego is officially registered in denmark
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The first foreign sales company is established in Hohenwestedt, Germany
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The current LEGO stud-and-tube coupling system is patented
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The wooden toy warehouse is destroyed by fire. Production of wooden toys is discontinued entirely.
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lego model sets are released
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first sales in spain
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legoland band is established
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duplo line is released
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first sales in far east
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single logo replaces all other logos unifying the companies logos
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lego minifigures with movable arms and legs are released
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lego educational product line is released
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lego prize is founded
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first lego world cup building competition
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lego.com is released
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LEGOLAND california is opened
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owner and ceo comes up with a plan to turn the company around
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lego mindstorms is released
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lego brick celebrates 50th anniversary
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lego movie is released
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annual revenue grows 6%
