MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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creating the first pair of blue jeans
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creating the first grocery store
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finding gold
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creating the telegraph
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Detailed explanation-1: -On May 20, 1873, San Francisco businessman Levi Strauss and Reno, Nevada, tailor Jacob Davis are given a patent to create work pants reinforced with metal rivets, marking the birth of one of the world’s most famous garments: blue jeans.
Detailed explanation-2: -Levi Strauss & Co., world’s largest maker of pants, noted especially for its blue denim jeans called Levi’s (registered trademark). Its other products include tailored slacks, jackets, hats, shirts, skirts, and belts, and it licenses the manufacture of novelty items. The company is headquartered in San Francisco.
Detailed explanation-3: -Panek said Levi Strauss & Co. and Jacob Davis, a Reno tailor, received a U.S. Patent in May 1873 for “An Improvement in Fastening Pocket-Openings.” Months later, she said, the company began manufacturing the famous riveted pants-“Levi’s 501 jeans, the first modern blue jean.”
Detailed explanation-4: -In the 1890s, the company created its first pair of Levis 501 Original Fit Jeans, a style that went on to become the world’s best-selling item of clothing. This item is one of 137 million artifacts, works of art and specimens in the Smithsonian’s collection.