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1957: Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman meet
1962:Knight makes up a company named "Blue Ribbon Sports" (BRS)
1964: Knight and Bowerman each contribute $500 to start BRS. BRS sells 1,300 pairs of Tiger running shoes; revenues=$8000
1965: Jeff Johnson becomes BRS' first full time employee
1969:------Knight becomes Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of BRS and later Nike, Inc.
1971: Swoosh Design trademark is created by Carolyn Davidson for a fee of $35.00
------Johnson dreams up the company's new brand name, NIKE, the Greek Goddess of victory
1977: Nike shoes are sold in Asia for the first time
1978: BRS changes its corporate name to NIKE, Inc
1979: -Nike is the No. 1 running shoe with nearly 50 percent of the U.S. market revenues
------World Headquarters are opened at 3900 S.W. Murray Blvd. in Beaverton, Oregon
1980: Nike goes public with 2 million shares of common stock
1982: NIKE-AIR Basketball and tennis shoes are introduced, the Air Force I and the Air Ace
1985:AIR JORDAN court shoes are introduced along with apparel
1987:The Air Max shoes allow consumers to see the NIKE-AIR cushioning
1988: ------The Just Do It campaign is introduced
1990: ----The first NikeTown opens in Portland, Oregon
1995: ------Zoom Air technology ushers in a new era in Nike-Air cushioning: sleek, low-profile and very fast.
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if it is for history check your history book
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