lego By robbinscm 1916 old kirk christiansen buys a woodshop 1929 Compnay name was changed to lego 1932 Starts making toys 1949 Made first automated binding bricks 1968 Lego land opened 1969 Lego wheel is invented 1985 they get 5000 employees 1999 lego star wars 2000 Lego brick named toy of the century 2014 The lego movie