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In 1962 The product of imagination of Philip H Knite.
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In 1963 they took delivery of 200 pairs of tiger athletic shos.
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January 25, 1964
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The company was founded on January 25, 1964.
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The First Nike Shoes Were Made With A Waffle Iron in 1966.
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In 1967 with fast growing sales BRS expanded operations to the east coast.
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This shoe with the upper portion made of nilon went into development in 1967.
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In June 1972, the first running shoes bearing the "Swoosh" were introduced at the U.S. Track and Field Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon.
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The companies pay roll swelled to 250 and worldwide sales neared 5 million by the end of 1974!
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At the 1976 olympic trials these efforts began to pay off as nike shoes were worn by rising athletic stars.
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In 1976 sales trippled in 2 years to 14 million.
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“Just do it” has been a famous slogan that Nike has been using for many years now. But most people probably did not know that its origins stemmed from Gary Gilmore, who was executed for two murders in 1977.
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In 1978 the company changed his name to nike inc.
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In 1980 they grew through international expansion and agressive marketing.
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In 1982, Nike aired its first national television ads.
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Nike also has earned the Emmy Award for best commercial twice since the award was first created in the 1990s.
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Nike also owned Bauer Hockey (later renamed Nike Bauer) between 1995 and 2008.
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In 2008, Nike introduced the Air Jordan XX3, a high-performance basketball shoe designed with the environment in mind.
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Up to September 2012, Nike Inc. has bought back $10 billion of stock.
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As of 2012, it employed more than 44,000 people worldwide.