The following is a brief timeline of LEGO history.

Contents 1 19th century 1.1 1890's 2 20th century 2.1 1910's 2.2 1920's 2.3 1930's 2.4 1940's 2.5 1950's 2.6 1960's 2.7 1970 2.8 1973 2.9 1975 2.10 1978 2.11 1979 2.12 1980 2.13 1982 2.14 1985 2.15 1987 2.16 1989 2.17 1995 2.18 1996 2.19 1999 3 21st century 3.1 2001 3.2 2002 3.3 2003 3.4 2004 3.5 2005 3.6 2006 3.7 2007 3.8 2008 3.9 2009 3.10 2010 3.11 2011 4 External Links

19th century Edit

1890's Edit

• Ole Kirk Christiansen, LEGO Company]] is born.
• The woodworking shop that the Chrisiansens made is founded.

20th century Edit

1910's Edit

• Ole Kirk purchases the woodworking shop.

1920's Edit

• Ole Kirk's shop burns down. Ole Kirk builds a new and larger shop.

1930's Edit

• LEGO is founded.

• Godtfred Kirk Christiansen starts to make models.
• The first LEGO set is released, known as LEGO Duck.

1940's Edit

• Another fire breaks out and Ole Kirk rebuilds it again.
• LEGO starts to make plastic blocks.

1950's Edit

• Many new features come out of the shop (windows, beams, flags, etc.)

1960's Edit

• First instruction kits come out.
• Electric trains come out.
• LEGO brings out new sets.

1970 Edit

• The LEGO Company reaches 1,000 employees.

1973 Edit

• A new LEGO logo begins to appear on LEGO Products.

1975 Edit

• The LEGO Company reaches 2,500 employees.

1978 Edit

• Space is introduced.
• Castle is introduced.

1979 Edit

• Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen becomes president of the LEGO Company.
• Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, second son of Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen, is born.
• Fabuland is introduced.
• Scala is introduced.

1980 Edit

• 2x2 round plates are introduced.

1982 Edit

• The Lego Group celebrates its 50th anniversary.

1985 Edit

• LEGO reaches 5,000 employees
• LEGO System celebates it's 30th anniversary.

1987 Edit

• The LEGO Club is established.

1989 Edit

• The first official LEGO magazine, Brick Kicks, is introduced.
• Pirates is introduced

1995 Edit

• On July 13th, Godtfred Kirk Kristiansen, son of the company's founder, dies.
• LEGO System celebrates its 40th anniversary.

1996 Edit

• Wild West is introduced.
• Time Cruisers is introduced.
• LEGO.com is launched.

1999 Edit

• The theme Star Wars is released.

21st century Edit

2001 Edit

• BIONICLE is introduced.
• LEGO Life on Mars is introduced, then discontinued.
• LEGO Alpha Team is introduced
• LEGO Harry Potter is introduced
• LEGO Studios is introduced
• Islanders and Imperial Armada, sub-lines of LEGO Pirates, are reintroduced, then rediscontinued.
• LEGO Racers is introduced
• Jack Stone is introduced.
• Lego Message Boards was added

2002 Edit

• Episode II: Attack of the Clones, a sub-line of Star Wars, is introduced.
• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, a sub-line of Harry Potter, is released.
• Island Xtreme Stunts is introduced
• A sub-theme of Studios, based on scary monsters, is introduced and later discontinued.
• Galidor is introduced, then discontinued.
• Mission Deep Sea sub-theme of Alpha Team is released.
• Spybotics is introduced, then discontinued.
• Wild West is re-released, then re-discontinued.

2003 Edit

• Clikits and LEGO Designer
• LEGO Hockey, LEGO Basketball, and LEGO Gravity Games are introduced as Sports subthemes.
• Orient Expedition, a sub-line of Adventurers is introduced.
• Island Xtreme Stunts is discontinued.
• Inventor is introduced, then discontinued.
• World City is introduced.Pan Con Chancho

• Jack Stone is discontinued, and replaced by 4 Juniors

2004 Edit

• Knight's Kingdom II is introduced.
• Orient Expedition, a sub-line of LEGO Adventurers is discontinued.
• LEGO Spider-Man, LEGO World City, and LEGO Gravity Games are discontinued.
• Dora the Explorer, a sub-theme of LEGO Explore series (DUPLO), is introduced, then discontinued.
• Pirates (4 Plus) and Spider-Man (4 Plus), sub-lines of 4 Plus are introduced, then discontinued.
• X-Pod is introduced.

2005 Edit

• Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, a sub-line of Star Wars is released.
• Alpha Team is discontinued.
• City is introduced.
• Dino Attack / Dino 2010 is introduced.
• Vikings is introduced.
• Clikits is discontinued
• DUPLO Airport is introduced.

2006 Edit

• Exo-Force is introduced
• Avatar: The Last Airbender is introduced.
• SpongeBob SquarePants is introduced.
• Batman is introduced.
• LEGO Sports is reintroduced.
• LEGO Mindstorms NXT is released.
• Knight's Kingdom II is discontinued.
• Vikings is discontinued.

2007 Edit

• LEGO Aqua Raiders is introduced, then discontinued.
• LEGO Mosaic, a sub-line of Creator is introduced, then discontinued.
• LEGO Mars Mission is introduced.
• LEGO Castle is reintroduced.
• LEGO Harry Potter is discontinued.

2008 Edit

• Indiana Jones is introduced
• Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull subline of Indiana Jones is introduced.
• Speed Racer, a subline of Racers is introduced, then discontinued.
• Agents is introduced.
• The Clone Wars subline of Star Wars is released.
• My Lego Network was released
• LEGO's 50th anniversary.

2009 Edit

• LEGO Games is introduced.
• City Farm is introduced.
• Pirates is re-introduced.
• Space Police III is introduced.
• Power Miners is introduced.
• Agents 2.0 released - following Agents.
• LEGO Architecture released.
• Mars Mission discontinued.
• Batman is discontinued.
• Exo-Force discontinued.
• Belville is discontinued.

2010 Edit

• Atantis is introduced.
• Kingdoms is introduced replacing Castle.
• Prince of Persia is introduced.
• Toy Story is introduced - including Toy Story 3 and DUPLO Toy Story.
• DUPLO Cars is introduced.
• Ben 10 is introduced.
• Harry Potter is re-introduced.
• World Racers is introduced.
• BIONICLE is discontinued.
• BIONICLE Stars is introduced.
• Hero Factory is introduced, replacing BIONICLE.
• Pirates is to be discontinued.
• Agents / Agents 2.0 discontinued.
• SpongeBob SquarePants is put on pause untill 2011.
• DUPLO Bob The Builder discontinued.
• DUPLO Thomas and Friends discontinued.
• LEGO Universe is released.
• LEGO: The Adventures of Clutch Powers, the first full length movie, is released.
• LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 the video game is released.
• The first series of LEGO Collectable Minifigures is released.
• Indiana Jones is discontinued.

2011 Edit

• Pharaoh's Quest is introduced.
• Ninjago is introduced.
• Pirates of the Caribbean is introduced.
• Alien Conquest is introduced.
• Space Police is discontinued.
• Power Miners is discontinued.
• Spongebob Squarepants is re-introduced.
• Toy Story is discontinued.

External Links Edit

• LEGO Timeline - Wikipedia
• History of LEGO - Wikipedia
• LEGO Homepage

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