On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated in Paris in a
ceremony presided over by Gustave Eiffel, the tower’s designer,
and attended by French Prime Minister Pierre Tirard, a handful
of other dignitaries and 200 construction workers.
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Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (1832-1923)
Engineer
On June 28, 1953, workers at a Chevrolet plant in Flint, Michigan, assembled the first Corvette, a two-seater sports car that would
become an American icon. The first completed production car
rolled off the assembly line two days later, one of just 300
Corvettes made that year.
The idea for the Corvette originated with General Motors’ designer
Harley J. Earl, who in 1951 began developing plans for a low-cost American sports car that could compete with Europe’s MGs,
Jaguars and Ferraris. The project was eventually code-named
“Opel.”
The Chevrolet Team with the Very First Corvette off the
assembly line.
Harley Jarvis Earl
(November 22, 1893 – April 10, 1969)
Peter Moore designed Air Jordan sneakers for Nike in 1984
but spent most of his career as a senior executive with
Adidas. (Courtesy Adidas)
Paired with a young sports star whose ascendancy
defied gravity, Moore’s art form inspired a pop-
culture phenomenon.
Moore designed the original Air Jordan sneakers.
They were first worn by Chicago Bulls rookie basketball
star Michael Jordan in 1984 and then released to the
public before the end of the NBA season in the spring
of 1985.
The sneaker biz has never been the same.
"The Air Jordan transformed the industry by turning
sneakers into objects of pop-culture desire," sneaker
expert and writer Brendan Dunne, co-host of "The
Complex Sneakers Podcast," told Fox News Digital.
The original Air Jordan, he added, "set the standard
for footwear obsession in America."
Michael Jordan attends a press conference for the
celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Air Jordan
shoe during the "Palais 23" interactive exhibition
dedicated to Jordan at Palais de Tokyo in Paris on
June 12, 2015, in Paris, France.
(Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images)
On March 31, 1889, the Eiffel Tower was dedicated in Paris in a
ceremony presided over by Gustave Eiffel, the tower’s designer,
and attended by French Prime Minister Pierre Tirard, a handful
of other dignitaries, and 200 construction workers.
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
(15 December 1832 – 27 December 1923)
(Gray News) – Minnie Mouse will have a special outfit (left) as
Disneyland Paris celebrates its 30th anniversary in March.
She called upon British designer Stella McCartney to create her
first pantsuit.
McCartney said, “I am delighted to be working with the one, the
only, the iconic Minnie Mouse. I have designed a custom outfit
for her in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Disneyland Paris.
Minnie has always had a special place in my heart.”
The fashion designer created a blue tuxedo dawned with Minnie’s
iconic polka dots.
The pantsuit is a symbol of progress for a new generation as
Minnie will wear it in honor of Women’s History Month in March.
Designer Stella McCartney
