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    1935 Jack Purcell designed a durable per formance court shoe with a rubber "Smile" in the middle of the toe. 1936 basketball is played as an official Olympic sport for the first time. 1941 December 7, 1941, America enters World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 1962 Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia warriors set the record for most points scored by one player in a single NBA game.

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    1935 Jack Purcell designed a durable per formance court shoe with a rubber "Smile" in the middle of the toe. 1936 basketball is played as an official Olympic sport for the first time. 1941 December 7, 1941, America enters World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 1962 Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia warriors set the record for most points scored by one player in a single NBA game.

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    1935 Jack Purcell designed a durable per formance court shoe with a rubber "Smile" in the middle of the toe. 1936 basketball is played as an official Olympic sport for the first time. 1941 December 7, 1941, America enters World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 1962 Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia warriors set the record for most points scored by one player in a single NBA game.

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    Converse 2

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    1935 Jack Purcell designed a durable per formance court shoe with a rubber "Smile" in the middle of the toe. 1936 basketball is played as an official Olympic sport for the first time. 1941 December 7, 1941, America enters World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 1962 Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia warriors set the record for most points scored by one player in a single NBA game.

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    1935 Jack Purcell, a world-famous badminton and tennis player, designed a durable per formance court shoe with

    a rubber "Smile" in the middle of the toe. The shoe bec ame known as the Converse Jack Purcell. 1935 Chuck Taylor invents the modern basketball - a "stitchless" leather basketball w ith a truer bounce. 1936 Basketball is played as an official Olympic sport for the first time. The U.S. t eam in Converse All Star shoes defeated Canada 19-8 to win the gold medal. 1939 The fist NCAA championship basketball tournament was held. Both teams wore Conve rse All Stars. 1941 December 7, 1941, America enters World War II after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. 1962 Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia warriors set the record for most points sco red by one player in a single NBA game. The record of 100 points, established in Chucks, has never been broken. 1962 Converse releases a low-cut version of the popular All Star called the Converse All Star Oxford. The oxford soon made a relaxed, "west-coast" lifestyle statemen t and quickly became the shoe of choice for pro players. 1966 Converse adds seven new colors to the All Star line to coordinate with team unif orms. 1968 Chuck Taylor earned a spot in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. 1969 Long time champion of Converse, Chuck Taylor died. 1974 Converse introduced the "One Star," a low-cut performance shoe for basketball th at was later adopted by surfers and skaters a statement for their alternative li festyle. 1976 Dr. J endorsed Converse, putting his stamp on Converse's Pro Leather shoe. This shoe later became known as "The Dr. J." 1982 NCAA championship was won by North Carolina in white/carolina blue Pro Leathers when freshman Michael Jordan sinks a game-saving basket with 17 seconds to go, t hus earning the Converse Pro Leather shoe the nickname the "Buzzer Beater" 1983 Dr. J led his team to an NBA Championship while wearing Converse - his footwear of choice throughout his career. 1984 Converse was the Official Sponsor of the 1984 Olympic Games and the U.S. men's b asketball team wins gold with Converse shoes on their feet. 1985 Converse's biomechanics investment paid off when the lab delivered the industry' s first high-tech midsole cushioning systems. 1986 Converse unveiled The Weapon, with the ad campaign "Choose Your Weapons," featur ing two pro basketball players facing off in Converse shoes. 1992 Converse introduced the state-of-the-art REACT custom-fit technology, increasing basketball shoe cushioning, stability, and support. 1908: The company is founded as Converse Rubber Co. 1917: Converse introduces the All Star, one of the world's first basketball shoe s.

    1929: Converse Rubber Co. falls into bankruptcy. 1972: Converse is purchased by the Eltra Corporation and acquires the footwear d ivision of B.F. Goodrich Co. 1979: Allied Corporation purchases Converse. 1982: Allied Corporation sells Converse to a group of its senior managers. 1983: Converse stock becomes available on the NASDAQ national market. 1984: The company signs agreements with Moon-Star Chemical Corp., Mizuno Corp., and Zett Corp. to handle the manufacture, distribution, and sale of Converse foo twear in Japan. 1985: The company is named the official shoe of the National Basketball Associat ion. 1986: Converse is acquired by Interco Incorporated. 1994: Converse is spun off from Interco in November. 1999: Converse introduces the He:01 shoe. http://www.insidehoops.com/converse-history.shtml http://www.sneakerhead.com/manufacture-converse.html http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Converse-Inc-Company-History.ht ml http://chucksconnection.com/history1.html

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