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There, he presented her with chocolate swooshes, a diamond ring made of gold and engraved with the Swoosh, and an envelope filled with 500 shares of Nike stock, then worth about seventeen cents per share or $85, [8] worth in 2023—after stock splits bringing the total to 32,000 shares—about $3 million. [10]
The "Swoosh" logo. The Swoosh is the logo of American sportswear designer and retailer Nike. Today, it has become one of the most recognizable brand logos in the world, and the most valuable, having a worth of $26 billion alone. [1] [2] Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Nike on January 25, 1964, as Blue Ribbon Sports (BRS). [3]
1971 Graphic designer Carolyn Davidson created the famous Nike 'Swoosh' logo and sold it to the company for US$35.00. [3]Renamed from Blue Ribbon Sports, and debuted the waffle iron trainers invented by Bill Bowerman.
Monopoly is an enduringly popular American board game invented to help players understand capitalist economics. The game originated in 1903 and was owned by Parker Bros. until 1991 when the ...
Philip was born in Providence, Rhode Island to George Thomas Downing (1819-1903) and Serena L. Degrasse (1823-1893). [1] Thomas was a prominent businessman and abolitionist and Serena was from New York. [1]
Ermal Cleon "Ernie" Fraze [1] (September 16, 1913 – October 26, 1989) was an American engineer who invented the pull-tab opener used in beverage cans. [1] Early life
1985 ABC news report interviewing Warren about his invention.. David Ronald de Mey Warren AO (20 March 1925 – 19 July 2010) was an Australian scientist, best known for inventing and developing the flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder (also known as FDR, CVR and "the black box").
These festive treats may remind you of a day at the circus as a child, but the story of how they came to be goes all way back to England in the late 1800s. The animal-shaped cookies soon made ...