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Volkswagen.
1653 by Antony Van Leeuwenhoek
The first Vans were made on March 16, 1966 in Anaheim, California. At the time these hand made shoes were known as Van Dorens.
They were made in both Norwood, Ohio and Van Nuys, California in those years.
The first generation ChevyVan was produced in 1964. The first van made by the company Chevrolet was the Chevrolet Greenbrier based on their Corvair model, known as the CorVan, in 1961.
James Van made van shoes. He named them after himself.
The Peugeot Expert Van is made by Peugeot. It is a French company. The first version of the van was discontinued in 2001. Other models are still available, however.
Anthony van leeuwenhoek
The first hose was made of linen, invented by Jan Van Heiden in 1652.
Simon van Groenewegen van der Made died in 1652.
Simon van Groenewegen van der Made was born in 1613.
who made the first microscope?Anton van Leeuwenhoek (LAY-vin-hook) some time after 1632.The Dutch father and son team Jansen made a microscope in the 1590s, so were probably the first to do this.