Adidas was founded by Adolf Dassler, known as Adi, who started making sports shoes in the family's laundry room in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, and in 1924 formed a company with his brother Rudolf as the Dassler Brothers Shoe Factory. The shoes became popular among athletes, and Jesse Owens wore them at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. After a bitter quarrel, the brothers separated in 1948. Rudolf founded Puma, and Adi registered Adidas, a name drawn from his own, with the three stripes as a trademark. The company grew into one of the world's largest sportswear brands, known for its football boots, track shoes and clothing.
Before and after
- 3 April 1924Birth of Marlon Brando
- 3 June 1924Death of Franz Kafka
- 12 June 1924Birth of George H. W. Bush
- 24 June 1924Founding of Hungarian National Bank
- July 1924Founding of Adidas AG
- 20 July 1924Founding of FIDE
- August 1924Construction of Selhurst Park
- 1 August 1924Birth of Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
- 23 August 1924Founding of AS Monaco FC
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