THE HISTORY OF SNEAKERS

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  • 1870s-Plimsoles

    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

    Keds
    Around 1892, the U.S. Rubber Company came up with more comfortable rubber sneakers with canvas tops, called Keds.

  • KEDS MASS PRODUCED

    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

    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

    ADIDAS
    That’s when a German man named Adi Dassler created a sneaker that he named after himself: Adidas.

  • ADIDAS WORLD ACCLAIM

    ADIDAS WORLD ACCLAIM
    Track star Jessie Owens wore Adidas when he won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics.

  • NIKE AIR JORDANS

    NIKE AIR JORDANS
    Michael Jordan signed a contract to wear a Nike shoe called Air Jordans—the most famous sneaker ever made.