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The first even of someone using string to tie shoes, instead of the normal buckles and buttons
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Charles Goodyear files a patent to process rubber into something more durable. This process was a strong start for what became rubber-soled shoes.
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Lyman Reed Blake created a sewing machine that can make shoes uppers into soles. It was later called the Mckay Stitcher.
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The Untied States Rubber Company announces Keds, the first mass-produces shoe as the "sneaker."
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New Balance and Nike announce the first athletic shoes with 3-D printed soles.
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on Feb 22nd of this year Nike released the first all foam bottom shoe
