Nike history

Nike Began

Dec 24, 1964

Nike began as Blue Ribbon Sports 1964 at the University of Oregon. Philip knight and coach bill bowerman passed out the shoes that came from blue ribbon ( tiger shoes ) at track meets

First Nike retail

Dec 24, 1966

First nike retail opened 1966 santa monica, California

Nike Shares

Dec 24, 1980

Nike Had collected 50 share in U.S. By 1980.

"Just Do It"

Period: Dec 24, 1988 to Dec 25, 1999

That same year, nike went public. The phrase “Just Do It” was introduced 1988 and became one of the top five slogans of all time by 1999