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`whenYear` >='-3000'
AND `whenYear` <='3000'
AND
( `whoCharName` = 'Adidas ' or `whoRel` = 'Adidas ' or `whereLoc` = 'Adidas')
AND (`access` ='Public' )
ORDER BY `whenYear` ASC, `whenMonth` ASC , `whenDay` ASC,`eventSig` DESC
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1949
Adolf Dassler
created
Adidas
in
1949
.
following a split with his brother Rudolf
...
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1952
Adidas
bought
the three stripes branding
in
1952
.
Finnish sports company Karhu Sports for �1,600 and two bottles of whiskey
...
1324626
1963
Adidas
developed
Adilette sandals
in
1963
.
after athletes requested a shoe for the locker room
...
1324628
1967
Adidas
released
Franz Beckenbauer tracksuit
in
1967
.
first item of apparel
...
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1971
Adidas
designed
Trefoil logo
in
1971
...
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1972
Adidas
launched
Trefoil logo
in
1972
.
just in time for the 1972 Summer Olympics held in Munich
...
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1990
Bernard Tapie
bought
Adidas
in
1990
.
for 1.6 billion, which Tapie borrowed
...
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Bernard Tapie
bought
Adidas
in
1990
...
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2000
Robert Louis-Dreyfus
bought
Adidas
on
2/2000
...
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2017
NBA
ended the uniform contract with
Adidas
in
2017
.
and was replaced by Nike
...
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