Levi Strauss

Past Event

Wednesday, January 01, 1873

Levi Strauss was born in 1829 in the Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation. In 1847, Strauss and his family immigrated to the United States first settling in New York before traveling to California during the Gold Rush. In 1873, Strauss, along with tailor Jacob Davis, invented blue jeans, a staple that we still wear to this day.
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