Riveted jeans were invented in downtown Reno in 1871, and local tailor Jacob Davis went into business with Levi Strauss a short time later.

May 20th holds a significant place in world history, marked by groundbreaking achievements and pivotal moments that have ...

Born in 1873 and loved by everyone from Hailey Bieber to Patti Smith, this is the story of the first and original jean ...

President Bill Clinton permanently closed Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House after more than 200 years of mostly ...

“Born” on May 20, 1873, this anniversary date is a tribute to the denim ... it was on that May date 153 years ago that Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis obtained a U.S. patent for the process of putting ...

Levi Strauss & Co., proposing that they partner on a patent. “On ‘501 Day’ – 20th May, 1873 [the patent] was granted, and the modern blue jean or riveted denim pant was born.” ...

1873 that the blue jeans were born. Strauss learns the trade Before we head to how the blue jeans came to be, we would have to introduce two characters to our story. First would be Levi Strauss ...

In 1873, Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis were granted a patent for blue jeans with copper rivets. In 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from New York in his single-engine monoplane, "The Spirit of St.

He wanted a business partner. Strauss agreed, and in 1873, they received a U.S. patent for an improvement in fastening pocket openings. The Levi Strauss archives are in a climate-controlled room on ...