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Ole Kirk Christiansen began making wood toys
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Christiansen called company Lego
Means "play well" from leg godt in Danish -
Expanded to plastic toys
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Interlocking bricks
"Automatic Binding Bricks" modified, bettered, and used by Lego -
Plastic toys half of Lego output
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Christiansen's son takes over Lego
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Modern Lego brick patented
Modified from original using new polymer plastic -
First Legoland opened in Denmark
Located in Billund, Denmark; attracts over 1.6 million visitors per year -
Duplo branch created
Bigger blocks for smaller children -
Lego people introduced
Lego minifigures became staple in most Lego sets -
Lego Fabuland introduced
Construction toy aimed at small children; wanted to bridge gap between Duplos and Legos -
Lego Fabuland is discontinued
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"Lego Island" video game released
First Lego video game released for Windows. Lego began adapting to modern technology and its appeal to the growing video game market. -
Legoland California Resort opened
Located in Carlsbad; features nine sections and a waterpark -
Bionicle line launched
Larger, intricate robots aimed at 7-16 year olds -
Legos into space
NASA took 13 Lego sets into the International Space Station to see how they act in microgravity -
Legoland Florida opened
Located in Winter Haven, it is the second largest Legoland park; features ten sections and a water park -
Largest Lego model built
Life-sze X-Wing plane model from Star Wars is built with over 5 million bricks -
Lego posted $4.6 Billion in revenue
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The Lego Movie is released
First Lego feature film distributed by Warner Bros. starring actors such as Will Ferrell and Morgan Freeman -
