Ole Kirk Kristiansen, master carpenter and joiner, establishes his business in the village of Billund, Denmark. His firm manufactures stepladders, ironing boards, stools and wooden toys.
adopts name lego has 6-7 employees
manufactures first lego wooden duck
lego factory has 10 employees
Denmark is occupied by the germans.Godtfred Kirk Christiansen doesn't travel to germany as planned and becomes manager of lego
lego factory burned down but the toy production is quickly resumed
lego automatic binding brick with 4 and 8 studs is developed
The Automatic Binding Bricks get a new name: "LEGO Mursten" ("LEGO Bricks").
lego is officially registered in denmark
The first foreign sales company is established in Hohenwestedt, Germany
The current LEGO stud-and-tube coupling system is patented
The wooden toy warehouse is destroyed by fire. Production of wooden toys is discontinued entirely.
lego model sets are released
first sales in spain
legoland band is established
duplo line is released
first sales in far east
single logo replaces all other logos unifying the companies logos
lego minifigures with movable arms and legs are released
lego educational product line is released
lego prize is founded
first lego world cup building competition
lego.com is released
LEGOLAND california is opened
owner and ceo comes up with a plan to turn the company around
