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A look at the iconic blue jeans

By The Associated Press
Published September 5, 2014 4:31pm ET
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NEW YORK (AP) — History of Jeans:

1873: Businessman Levi Strauss and tailor Jacob Davis invent the first pair of jeans after getting a patent to create cotton-denim workpants with copper rivets in certain areas like the pocket corner to make them stronger.

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