What happened with running shoes in 1906?
Mizuno Brothers Ltd is founded in Japan
New Balance is founded as an orthopaedic products and arch supports business
What else happened in 1906?
On February 7 – The Royal Navy launches the Dreadnought, starting a naval race between Britain and Germany.
On the 5th of April Mount Vesuvius erupted, devastating Naples and on April 18th an estimated magnitude 7.8 earthquake on the San Andreas Fault destroys a large part of San Francisco, California.
In June the first Grand Prix is held in Le Mans, France.
Theodore Roosevelt is the President of the USA.
The BCG vaccine for tuberculosis is first developed in 1906.
In November, an International Exhibition opens in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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