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Legos were invented.
Legos started in 1932, but the name LEGO was not used until 1934. Legos were first thought of by Ole Kirk Christiansen. http://www.ehow.com/facts_5016282_were-legos-invented.html
http://aboutus.lego.com/en-us/lego-group/the_lego_history/
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The word LEGO is first used
Legos were invented previously, but LEGO was first used this year. LEGO comes from the Danish words 'leg' and 'godt' meaning 'play well'. It is by chance that LEGO also means in latin, 'I put together'. -
The LEGO factory accumulates 10 members.
The LEGO factory accumulates 10 members. -
The LEGO factory accumulates 40 members.
LEGO factory accumulates 40 members. -
The LEGO factory accumulates 50 members.
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Bricks that can be stacked on top of eachother and pulled apart invented.
Kiddicraft was already producing interlocking plastic bricks, but Christiansen wanted to expand on the idea. In 1949, the Lego Group created what it called, "Automatic Binding Bricks," which could be stacked on top of one another but could also be easily pulled apart. These blocks were renamed to Lego Mursten, or Lego Blocks, in 1953. http://www.ehow.com/facts_4895519_history-legos-blocks.html -
The current LEGO stud-and-tube coupling system is patented.
The current LEGO stud-and-tube coupling system is patented. -
Sales start in the US and Canada
The range comprises 50 sets, 15 vehicles and various loose elements.
Sales start in the US and Canada via a license agreement with Samsonite Corp.
First ever strike at LEGO.
LEGO Italy is established.
Godfred Kirk Christiansen buys a small Piper Apache plane (room for two pilots and three passengers) in association with Sonderjyllands Flyselskab (later to become Cimber Air). A landing field is established just outside Billund. -
Model sets are launched.
Model sets, complete with building instructions, are launched as a natural addition to existing Basic and Supplementary sets. -
Battery-powered LEGO Train launched.
The battery-driven LEGO Train
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The LEGOLAND Band is established.
The LEGOLAND Band is established.
There are now 218 different LEGO elements (not counting colour variations) and between 18 and 19 million LEGO sets are sold during the year.
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LEGO USA is established in Brookfield, Connecticut.
A single new LEGO logo replaces the various logos that have been used until now. The new LEGO logo unifies all the company's products under one banner.
First sales to Eastern Europe (Hungary).
LEGO USA is established in Brookfield, Connecticut.
LEGO Portugal is established.
German psychologist Karin Grossmann writes the book "Mach mehr aus LEGO". It is a study of 200 children and their play with LEGO bricks.
LEGOLAND Sierkersdorf opens near Lübeck, Germany. -
LEGO Minifigures launched.
LEGO Minifigures launched. -
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of INTERLEGO A/S.
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen is appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of INTERLEGO A/S.
The DUPLO rabbit logo is registered as a trademark.
LEGO Singapore is established.
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen is appointed Knight of the Order of Dannebrog. -
Just Imagine is used.
The brand statement "Just Imagine..." is introduced into the LEGO universe.
For the first time ever, LEGO Group faces a deficit.
In April the new LEGO logo is presented. It is a graphically "tightened" version of the logo used for the past 25 years.
LEGO MINDSTORMS
LEGO TECHNIC CyberMaster
Eight new LEGO PRIMO sets
Res-Q (LEGO SYSTEM)
X-Treme (LEGO SYSTEM)
ZNAP
LEGO Mudhoppers (Kid's Wear)
LEGO Creator (software)
LEGO Chess (software)
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LEGO World Cup building championships start.
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen introduces the LEGO Group vision.
Kornmarken factory opens.
The first official LEGO World Cup building championships are held in Billund in August.
LEGO Canada is established.
The exhibition "The Art of LEGO" tours the United Kingdom. -
LEGO Group is now Europe's #1 toy manufacturer.
The LEGO Group is now one of the world's 10 largest toy manufacturers - the only one in Europe (the others are American and Japanese).
The magic barrier - one million visitors in a single year - is broken for the first time at LEGOLAND Billund on 4th September.
Godtfred Kirk Kristiansen, son of the company's founder, celebrates his 70th birthday on 6th July.
LEGO Malaysia is established.
LEGO Publishing is renamed LEGO Licensing.
The LEGOLAND Band issues an LP.
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Godtfred Kirk Christiansen Dies
Godtfred Kirk Christiansen, son of the company's founder, passes away on 13th July.
LEGO Belgium and LEGO Netherlands become LEGO Benelux.
Weekly LEGO programmes on national television in Latvia and Lithuania.
LEGO happenings and exhibitions in Latvia, Peru, Hungary, Switzerland, Denmark, Greenland, the USA, Canada, Italy and Ecuador. -
4922 Employees
4922 employees.
The LEGO Group announces plans to outsource major parts of production to external partners.
The LEGO plant in Willisau (Switzerland) closes.
www.LEGO.com averages more than 8 million aggregated daily unique visitors per month.
The visitors spend an average of about 28 minutes at LEGO.com.
CEO Jørgen Vig Knudstorp publicly announces Shared Vision – an action plan for the company until 2010. -
LEGO now the third largest toy manufacturer in the world.
LEGOLAND Florida opens. The world’s largest LEGOLAND Park.
The LEGO Group launches its first appcessory “Life of George".
The LEGO Group is now the world’s third largest toy manufacturer in terms of sales.
