* 1932: Ole Kirk Christiansen, of Billund, Denmark, started a company to manufacture stepladders, ironing boards and wooden toys. - презентация

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2 * 1932: Ole Kirk Christiansen, of Billund, Denmark, started a company to manufacture stepladders, ironing boards and wooden toys.

3 * Ole Kirk's son, Godtfred Kirk joins family business. * Chose LEGO as company name. * Comes from the Danish words "leg" and "godt, which means PLAY WELL. * In Latin, it means I Study or I Put Together.

4 * After a fire burned the LEGO factory to the ground, the Christiansens did not hesitate to make wooden and plastic toys. * 1949: First Automatic Binding Bricks are sold only in Denmark. * These bricks were made from cellulose acetate.

5 * Complete set sold in Sweden in 1955.

6 * The First Lego Wheels were made and released in * The Following year, LEGO Airways is born. * 1966 welcome the first LEGO train set.

7 * June 7, 1968 Legoland opened in Billund. 625,000 people visited the park that year. * First Prize in a Best Toy competition in Luxemburg.

8 * First ever LEGO people were introduced in Lego Set #200 during 1974.

9 * LEGO introduces its first Lego Space set – 1979.

10 * Buckets of LEGO and DUPLO go on sale in 1987.

11 * On March 20, 1999 Legoland was opened in Carlsbad, California.

12 * Former lawyer is obsessed with Legos and creates many lego structures.

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