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AM on Twitter: "#TodayInHistory 1873 –Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive a U.S. patent for blue jeans with copper rivets #pauhenry http://t.co/LfPTEgqEYS" / Twitter
This Week In California History - May 20, 1873 Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the process of putting rivets in pants for strength. They called their pants “waist overalls” which they
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