A shoe is a protective and comfort-providing item of footwear designed for the human foot. While the foot is adaptable, it's also vulnerable, necessitating protection that shoes offer. Originally functional, shoes have evolved to become fashion items as well. Certain types serve as safety equipment, exemplified by steel-toe boots used in industrial settings to prevent foot injuries. Shoes vary widely, reflecting both practical needs and cultural trends.
In 1902, a ban on foot binding was implemented in China, but it was soon repealed.
In 1910, a process for manufacturing stitchless, that is, glued, shoes—AGO—was developed.
In 1911, the new Nationalist government in China banned foot binding again. It was effective in coastal cities, but countryside cities continued without much regulation.
In 1916, the United States Rubber Company consolidated its rubber-soled and heeled shoe brands under the name Keds, and these shoes became known as "sneakers".
In 1938, the earliest known shoes, sagebrush bark sandals dating from approximately 7000 or 8000 BC, were found in the Fort Rock Cave in Oregon.
In 1948, Mahlon Haines, a shoe salesman in Hallam, Pennsylvania, built the Haines Shoe House, an actual house shaped like a work boot, as a form of advertisement.
In 1949, Mao Zedong enforced the rule against foot binding in China, and the practice is still forbidden.
In 1964, Nike was founded by Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman of the University of Oregon, introducing many new improvements common in modern running shoes.
In 1968, Puma SE introduced the first pair of sneakers with Velcro straps in lieu of shoelaces, and these became popular by the 1980s.
In 1969, Chuck Taylor was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in recognition of his development of shoes specific to the sport of basketball, known as Chuck Taylor All-Stars.
In 1973, International Standard ISO 2816:1973 "Fundamental characteristics of a system of shoe sizing to be known as Mondopoint" was introduced, which includes measurements of both length and width of the foot.
In 1975, ISO 3355:1975 "Shoe sizes – System of length grading (for use in the Mondopoint system)" was released.
In April 1985, Nike introduced its own brand of basketball shoe, the Air Jordan, named after Michael Jordan. The Air Jordan line of shoes sold $100 million in their first year.
In 1985, the comedy movie "The Man with One Red Shoe" was released, featuring an eccentric man wearing one normal business shoe and one red shoe that becomes central to the plot.
In 2003, after Saddam Hussein's statue was toppled in Iraq, Iraqis gathered around it and struck the statue with their shoes as a sign of insult.
In August 2006, the Jotunheimen shoe was discovered. Archaeologists estimate that this leather shoe was made between 1800 and 1100 BC, making it the oldest article of clothing discovered in Scandinavia.
In 2007, the global shoe industry had an overall market of $107.4 billion in terms of revenue.
In 2008, United States President George W. Bush had a shoe thrown at him by a journalist as a statement against the war in Iraq.
In 2008, the world's oldest leather shoe, made from a single piece of cowhide laced with a leather cord, was found in the Areni-1 cave complex in Armenia and is believed to date to 3500 BC.
By the end of 2012, the global shoe industry was expected to grow to $122.9 billion.
In 2023, Sandals and other plant fiber based tools were found in Cueva de los Murciélagos in Albuñol in southern Spain, dating to approximately 7500 to 4200 BC, making them what are believed to be the oldest shoes found in Europe.
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