Wednesday, February 26, 2014

February 26th is Levi Strauss Day

Levi Strauss (/ˌliːvaɪ ˈstrɔːs/, born Löb Strauß, German: [løːp ˈʃtʁaʊs]; February 26, 1829 – September 26, 1902) was an American businessman of German Jewish descent who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His firm, Levi Strauss & Co., began in 1853 in San Francisco, California.

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