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Levi Strauss was born as Loeb Strauss in Buttenheim , Bavaria. In 1847, Strauss, his mother and two sisters moved to New York, New York to join his brothers, Jonas and Louis Loeb, in their dry goods business.
By 1850 he adopted the name "Levi Strauss" and in 1853, Strauss moved to San Francisco, California, and opened a dry goods wholesale business, Levi Strauss & Co., selling to small stores in CaliforniaCalifornia is a state located in the western United States, bordering the Pacific Ocean. The most populous and third largest state in the U. California is both physically and demographically diverse. The state's official nickname is "The Golden State", wh.
On May 20May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). There are 225 days remaining. Events 325 The First Council of Nicaea is held; the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church. 526 An Earthquake kills about 300,000, 1873Events The United Kingdom declares war against Ghana's King Kofi KariKari, who was involved in the trading of slaves. The war ended by July and the British established the Gold Coast Colony. January 17 Indian Wars: First Battle of the Stronghold during th Strauss and Jacob Davis received a United States patentA patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a government to an inventor or applicant for a limited amount of time (normally 20 years from the filing date). The term "patent" originates from the term patere which means to lay open (to public inspectio for using copperCopper is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. Notable characteristics Copper is a reddish-coloured metal, with a high electrical and thermal conductivity (among pure metals at room temperature, only silver rivetA rivet is a mechanical fastener consisting of a smooth cylindrical shaft with heads on either end. The heads are somewhat larger than the diameter of the hole into which the rivet has been inserted. Generally one head is factory formed. The other is forms to strengthen the pockets of denimDenim in American usage since the late 18th century, denotes a rugged cotton twill textile, in which the weft passes under two twi "double") or more warp fibers, producing the familiar diagonal ribbing identifiable on the reverse of the fabric, which dist work pants. Levi Strauss & Co. began manufacturing the first blue jeansThere is also a movie called Jeans. Jeans are trousers made from denim. Originally work clothes, they became popular among teens starting in the 1950s. Popular brands include Levi's and Wrangler. History Jeans were invented in Genoa, Italy when that city in San Francisco.
See also: Levi's
see also: Claude Lévi-Strauss, the French anthropologist.
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